IPad originally synced with PC, updates fail when on Mac

I originally synced and stored my iPad info on a PC, then a few months later I got a MacBook Pro.  I'm running OSX 10.6.8 on Mac, iTunes 10.4.  The problem is that when I attempt to update the IOS on iPad (as I did today), the update fails, then I have to go back to the PC and do a full restore then update. 
My question is, can I make the PC "forget," or unregister the iPad, then have sole updates/restore/sync associated to the MacBook?  I rarely use the PC, and it's just a pain in the butt to have to keep restoring from a 6 month old back up.
Thanks for any help!!

The iPad is designed to only be used with one computer, and there is no 'forget' option - you can copy all your iTunes content from the PC over to the Mac and start syncing from it, but you may lose all your content when you first connect it and have to re-sync it all back onto the iPad

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