Itunes authorization and deauthorization

I got a new PC (HP) with Windows 7 on it and plugged in my iphone to sync, but keep getting the error message that "this computer is no longer authorized for applications on the iphone." So I select authorize, and it says I have 5 computers authorized and no room for more. I only have itunes and my songs on 2 computers, the old and new, so not sure why I get this error. I tried to deauthorize my PC, close out and reauthorize, but I get the same error. Any suggestions?

Take a look at this Apple support article; it may help:
One computer using multiple iTunes Store authorizations
If not, there will be a button in your iTunes Store account information that will allow you to deauthorize all systems associated with that account. Log into your Store account and you should see it. You can then reauthorize the computers you're using now.
Regards.

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[About iTunes Store authorization and deauthorization|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420]
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[iTunes: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751]

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