Problems playing Purchased songs in iTunes

I have bought some tracks through iTunes. But if I want to play them I'm asked to type my password and then I'm asked to upgrade to iTunes 7. It doesn't play the songs even after I've typed my password. My current iTunes version 4.8 and I DON'T want to upgrade. I can't really believe I can't play songs I've paid for, just because Apple wants me to user a never version of their software?

I don't know if this will solve your playing problem, but iTunes 6.0.5 works very well for most people.
You can still download a copy here:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/itunes605forwindows.html
Stay off 7 if you can, I downgraded back to 6 in disgust.

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Did you recently move any files around on your computer. iTunes looks for the files in the original location; if they are moved this can create problems. One possibility is to right click on one of the songs with an exclamation point, and the go to "Get info." This will open a pop-up window that has several tabs.Click on "Summary." At the bottom of this screen, there is a section that says "Where:" This is the path of the original file. Check that location and see if the file is located there (probably not, or you wouldn't get the warning).
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I just downloaded an entire album.
I went to play it through itunes and when there's still about three seconds of a song left, it goes right into the next song,....it just blends one into the other!! I tried setting the stopping time for each song and it won't let me! Is there something i'm missing that I can do?
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Open iTunes preferences and click on the Playback Tab. Make sure the Crossfade option is turned off and your songs should no longer fade into eachother. It you like the feature you can adjust the length of the fade.

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Are the songs playing whole in iTunes? if not download them again.
else read this Apple Support Article on your problem
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Try Deauthorize your account and then Authorize the account to see if any changes occur. Also there may a resolution in the second article that can be helpful as well.
iTunes Store: About authorization and deauthorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420
iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1389
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

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It sounds like you have a question about the exclamation point (!) next to some of your songs in iTunes. Here is an article that can explain what this means:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12306
Exclamation point
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Next to a podcast: Recent episodes haven’t been downloaded because you have multiple unplayed episodes.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
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Download past purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
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Ok, I have read thru alot of the forums and have not seen anything on this problem with purchased songs.
My problem:
Old PC completely crashed! I DID Save all my Purchased songs onto CD before it crashed!
Got new PC and had to update a new Apple account with Itunes so I could access my stuff again beacause of someone getting into my personal info.
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My songs that I purchased on my old PC that are on saved disk will not play in my Itunes.
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Hey! You are going to have to e-mail someone from Apple for help with you account. You are right about uploading the songs and having to authorized the new PC you are putting the songs top. The only way to play these songs is to authorized the computer. Have you try using the old account information to authorized this account, even if you got a new account!! If these doesn't work, will have to e-mail a tech from Apple Ipod to look into transferring your old account information to the new one. Also, if you ever have computer problem and you need to take you computer for servised make sure you always unauthorized the computer. Just in case they need to re-run the computer software or you have a C-drive problem and they need to put a new one. If you don't to this. When you try to download Itunes again in the same computer you will have the same computer authorized twice. The only way to fix this is to e-mail a Apple tech. Apple only allowed five authorized computer to play your purchase music. Always back up your music. Go into apple.com and click support. They should have option to e-mail someone or go the apple store and they will give you the phone # to whom you need to get in contact with this problem.

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