My itunes music won't dowload anymore.  I used to be able to drag what was purchased from my itunes to my desktop, other devices, etc.  What's happened and how do I fix it?

I used to have an ipod, but it died, and I thought the music died with it.  Then I discovered that I could still use the music I purchased on my new player (a walkman this time) by dragging the itunes files to my desktop, then loading them into windows mediea player (then into my sony).  Now, any of the music I didn't immediately transfer to my new listening device (or even to my desktop) is no longer available.  The message says the "codex" is not the right one, etc.  I bought this music and should be able to play it on any device I have.  I've looked online and sources seem to be indicating that I need pay extra to be able to download these now - that's totally unacceptable.  I won't be purchasing music from Itunes ever again if that is the case, and I've lost the music I've already paid for.  Hopefully someone has an answer for me!

Refer to this article under section 4: Verify that the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver is installed
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538

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