ITunes Forgets that I Am Authorized

Simple: Every time I sync my iPod touch 2G, itunes makes me Reauthorize my computer in order to sync.
Detailed: I have iTunes on my Windows XP Dell computer, Everything works fine. Until i sync my iPod touch. When it tries to sync, it makes me Authorize for Purchases. It takes my username and password, and tells me i am already authorized. Then it begins to sync. If i try to ignore this dialog box that makes me authorize, it threatens to remove purchases from this ipod. It just seems like itunes "Forgets" thats my computer actually is authorized. Ive tried EVERYTHING. (Manually deauthorizing and reauthorizing, Etc.)
If you need more info, please ask.
Thanks in Advance, Sharon
Message was edited by: Sharonmhall

I had the same issue last night. I had reformatted my Hard Drive a week prior to this, and shortly after purchasing AirMouse from the App store, that was the only app showing up under "applications" in iTunes when I hooked up my iPod Touch. Now when I backed up my library, I simply copied the files manually rather than using iTunes to transfer the files
I had issues moving my music library and making aliases a day before that when Front Row wouldn't recognize any of the music, so my folders were not in the right location. I ended up having two folders of "Mobile Applications"; one with the AirMouse app, the other with all the backed-up orgiinal applications.
I used iTunes to select "Import...", selected the folder of all the iPod Touch apps I had backed up, and it copied them over to the right folder. It also ended up replacing the apps I had on my iPod, but they were the same apps anyway. When I disconnected my iPod, the layout of the apps were the same as I had them before, even the frequently used apps I put on the bottom row of the iPod.

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