I authorized my new computer to play old music but it doesn't work...

Got a new computer, imported my library, then was asked to authorize new computer to play a song. I did, and it said 'Success!' but when I click play, it brings up the dialog box again telling me to authorize the computer. When I enter my info in again, it says it's already authorized. So I press play and it brings up the dialog box again. What now?

If you've go the latest version of iTunes (you need at least version 10.2), and you've tried rebooting your pc, then there is troubleshooting help here : http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538

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Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum. I seem to be having trouble authorizing my new computer to play my songs, and to also download them onto my ipod. It will download some but not all. The problem that I am having is: when I try to play a song, the authorization pops up and asks me to authorize using my old email address, and password. Well since I can't remember my old password and I no longer use my old email address, I can't authorize my new computer to play songs. So someone Please come to my rescue. I have tried everything.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1535
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