Keeps asking me for password over and over and over!!!

This is so annoying, I went to download new music onto my laptop which I had bought through my I pad and phone but after a little while it kept asking for my username and password, so I put it in about 5 times then it carried on ok for about 5 mins then again it asked so I must have typed it in 6 times before I got fed up and it wouldn't let me so anything else I couldn't minimise it or cancel it it just pops straight back up over and over again. In the end all I could do was uninstall the whole thing. Has anyone else had this?
I have found lots of post regarding issues on other apple devices but can't see one for a windows laptop I run the Internet on google chrome and I deleted all the cookies still didn't help.
I am yet to reinstall iTunes as I got too stressed out with the whole thing. And wants to check if I need to do some magic trick before I try and reinstall it.

Hi sajakeways!
I have an article here that can help you troubleshoot this issue with authorizing your computer for you iTunes account:
iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1389
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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