Sync problem "not authorized to sync from this computer"!!

When I want to sync my iphone with application that I download to my itunes in my comuter. it gives error and says you are not authorized to sync your iphone at this computer???Why not??

Diane,
I may have had another ID when I first started using iTunes - I just can't remember - I'll try to narrow it down using the smart playlist that you have suggested. As I'm thinking, I wonder if a disk that my daughter created for me a few years ago as a birthday gift (Dad's Mix) contained music that she had purchased with her account ID on iTunes, could be the culprit. Anyway, as I said, I'll try to whittle it down to isolate the songs that are generating the message. Thanks.

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This helped meRe: not copied to iPad because you are not authorized for it on this computer
Nov 20, 2011 10:41 AM (in response to hoppo72)
One workarwound is to do the following:
1. Remove the digital content from iTunes (but keep the files)
2. Rename all .m4v files to .mp4 files
3. Add the files back to iTunes
This seems to fix the problem for me
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Just solved it. Double clicked on one of the new applications from within iTunes, it asked for my password to authorize this computer, clicked sync & it's syncing now.
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ITunes will not copy certain songs to my iPhone - I'm "not authorized for it on this computer"

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Hi there!
I've a very similar & the same problem but for me this has been happening ever since iTunes 7.1.5, so not exclusively since 7.2 was launched
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Im trying to put a game onto my iPod touch but a message popped up saying "The app was not installed on the ipod because you are
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Diane,
I may have had another ID when I first started using iTunes - I just can't remember - I'll try to narrow it down using the smart playlist that you have suggested. As I'm thinking, I wonder if a disk that my daughter created for me a few years ago as a birthday gift (Dad's Mix) contained music that she had purchased with her account ID on iTunes, could be the culprit. Anyway, as I said, I'll try to whittle it down to isolate the songs that are generating the message. Thanks.

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I repeatedly receive an error message when trying to sync my ipod touch with my itunes library with my new computer which reads, "Some of the items in the itunes library were not copied to the ipod because you are not authorized on this computer." However when I try and authorize my computer I always receive the message that this computer is authorized. What am I doing wrong? I'm missing about 100 songs as a result of this error!!

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When I tried to re-sync my playlists in I got a pop-up that said over 100 of my songs "were not copied to the iPod because you are not authorized to play them on this computer".
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Yes thanks
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