I had to reinstall os x.  when i imported the backup...

...itunes files i received a message stating that this was the second computer these files were on and i could only add them to 3 more computers. however, it's the same mac i used to purchase the music and the music was never added to another computer. well, now i'm having problems again and i need to reinstall os x yet again. is there a way i can reinstall itunes and import the backed up files without the system thinking i'm adding the music to yet another mac? hope this makes sense.

The safest option is to deauthorize your computer completely, then reformat.
See:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93014
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300161
The second link tells you how to deal with a computer that has multiple authorizations.

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