Syncing to ipod touch - problems with authorizing pc

I'm a newbie to Apple and love my iPod touch, I've been downloading apps and movies etc without issue. Then last week it stopped saying I need to authorise my pc, it has removed all iPod content back to the library and I can't download anything at all now.
Nothing has happened to my pc, although I have backed all up and uninstalled/reinstalled and also put the ipod back to factory settings
I have 2 pcs authorized from viewing my account, but I can't get it to sync - any ideas?
I can download anything from the iTunes store, so my account is fine, it is just this sync issue.

Thanks for the reply Illaas, my answers are below:
Have you tried deauthorizing the computer and then authorizing it?
-         Yes – I can de-authorize it, then when I try toauthorize again I get ‘We could not complete your iTunes Store request. The iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable.Please try again later’
Does iTunes say it is authorized? If you go to the Itunes Store on youcomputer the account will be list in the black bar in the right upper part ofthe screen.
-         iTunes recognises my account and is displayed on theblack bar - yes
Do you have more than one iTunes account?
-         no
Is the iPod signed in the iTunes account. To check go toSettings>Store.
-         No it is not, so there should be no conflict
I am a little confused when yo say it stopped asking you to authorize thecomputer. It should only ask once and then when you authorize it you willno longer get the message..
-         Everytime I want to sync the iPod it tells me it cannottransfer any content from my library saying:
-         ‘Some of the items in the iTunes library (mentions theitem). Were not copied to the iPod “the name of my ipod” because you are notauthorised for them on this computer. Toauthorise this computer for items purchased from the iTunes Store, choose Store> Authorise This Computer.” When Iclick ok and the go to Store > Authorise This Computer I get the message ‘Wecould not complete your iTunes Store request. The iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable.Please try again later’ This is aconstant loop I am in, so feel that Apple need to reset my account somehow.
Also look here and the related articles listed on the left side of thefollowing:
About iTunesStore authorization and deauthorization
-         Thanks I’ve been through all of this and changed theaccount settings and deleted the SC folder as detailed.

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