New iTunes ID no longer allows sync with old ID

I have an iTunes account that I have purchased a lot of media (music, movies, audio books, apps...).
I had to change my iTunes ID several months ago and now whenever I try to sync it tells me that I'm no longer authorized for this media and it puts up a dialog with my old iTunes ID. I change it to my current ID and put in my password and it says that this computer is already authorized (well duh!!!) and then all is fine for this sync! The next time I try to sync I have to do it all over again! I have several thousand dollars of media and this is a real PITA. Is there some way to tell iTunes that all my media purchased under my old ID should be valid with my new ID?

krreagan wrote:
Is there some way to tell iTunes that all my media purchased under my old ID should be valid with my new ID?
Actually...no. You need to have the machine authorized for both accounts. Purchases retain the ID information under which they were purchased. (Although, if you're entering this info when it is requested, I'm not sure why it keeps asking for it again.)

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