Upgrading Computers and number of authorized computers

I have two computers at my house. I have gone from Win XP to Win Vista on both computers. I have synced my Ipod to both these computers, with both the old an new versions of windows. Then I just recently upgraded to Windows 7 on one computer. The problem is, the Ipod thinks it is authorized to 5 computers, when it is still only two. Now I want to get a new computer, and upgrade the other computer with all the old parts. The problem is that I will not have enough authorizable computer licenses for these two new computers.
Question: How do I de-authorize computers that I don't have anymore?
PLEASE HELP ME!I don't want my Ipod 2G 32GB to become a desk weight.

Hello Pebz13,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
So are your saying that either of your machines have multiple authorizations on it? If so, I would check out this Apple support document.
[One computer using multiple iTunes Store authorizations|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1206]
Otherwise, if you have reached your limit of 5 authorized computers, you can always opt to use the *Deauthorize All" option. This doesn't actually deauthorize any machines, but instead, resets the count of the number of computers you have authorized back to 0. For instructions on this method, see this Apple support document.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420
And as a side note, there is no way to deauthorize a machine you longer have access to. Sorry.
B-rock

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I have itunes on my company computer. My company gives me a new computer about every 2 years. I have already used 4 out of my 5 available authorized computers for synching my phone. In another year or so, I'll have exhausted my 5th computer. How can I increase the number of authorized devices?Thanks.

You can Deauthorize all the Computers and authorize the Computer you are using now.
Read here - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1420 (scroll down to Deauthorize all Computers section)
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Hi,
I'm trying to authorize a new computer but iTunes says "You cannot authorize more than 5 computers. You have already authorized 5 computers ... bla bla bla...".
So I tried to go and see the list of authorized devices: three computers an one iphone.. In fact in the account page it says "4 authorized devices"...
Just to try, I've removed one of them. Now in my account it says "3 authorized devices" (one iphone and two computers).
Then I went back to iTunes to authorize the new pc. It still says that I've authorized 5 computers..
What's going on???

iphones are not authorized at all. Authorization applies ONLY to computers.
Try deauthorize all, then authorize the active computers.
You are probably looking at associated devices which is not the same as authorized computers.

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You probably authorized one of your computers more than once. Simply deauthorize it.
About iTunes Music Store authorization and deauthorization
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93014
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TS5376 Does uninstalling and then reinstalling iTunes affect the number of authorized computers listed for my account? When I reinstall, is iTunes considering my computer a new authorized device even though it was installed before??

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When trying to install the recent iTunes update, I got the Error Message "Program can't start because MSVCR80.dll is missing from your computer." Apple's recommended solution involves the step of uninstalling and then reinstalling iTunes on my laptop. I'm concerned that when I reinstall, iTunes will think it's a new device and use up one of the 5 device authorizations the iTunes accounts allow. Do I need to do anything in particular to prevent that? If yes, what should I do?
Thank you.
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Actually, I'd use the following user tip rather than the Apple document as a guide. (At the time I'm writing this reply, the user tip is much better organised, more accurate and way more up to date that the Apple document.)
Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates
In the normal course of events, and uninstall/reinstall doesn't affect your number of authorisations on a computer. Usually, it requires a serious hardware change (like a new hard drive or motherboard), or a BIOS update, or an upgrade to a different Windows operating system to confuse your iTunes and make it think that it is now installed on a different computer before you end up using extra authorisations for the same operating system for the same computer. (So if you ever have to do things like major hardware changes, or BIOS updates on the computer, deauthorise the PC first, and then reauthorise after the change has been carried out.)

ITunes showing inaccrurate number of authorized computers

I previously had 4 computers "authorized" for iTunes, 3 at home, one at work. I've "deauthroized" my work PC several times but my account still shows 4 computers as authorized. The only ones that really are are mine, my wifes and my laptop. How can I correct this?

you might want to check to see if any of the PCs have multiple authorisations on them:
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ITunes 7.01 Incremented Number of Authorized Computers

After installing v7.01, upon downloading my first song from the iTunes Store I got a message saying that my machine had been successfully authorized and I had used 3 of 5 of my available authorizations.
Nothing has changed on this PC this entire year, let alone since I installed v7.0 of iTunes and I did not deauthorize the PC prior to installing v7.01
Has anybody else encounter this and is there a way to set the counter back to "1", where it should be?
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these documents might be helpful with that:
One computer using multiple iTunes Music Store authorizations
About iTunes Store authorization and deauthorization

How do I download my previously purchased songs (on a different computer) on a PC running XP? I have followed the instructions but none of it allows me to download my songs. I deauthorized all computers and authorized this one only but it didn't help.

I had to change computers and cannot access my old drive. iTunes shows me the list of songs but I cannot get most to play. Instead I get a message saying "cannot locate"
I have tried following the support tutorials but it still does not allow me to download my previous purchases.
I tried de-authorizing all computers and then re-authorizing this on but it still doesn't allow me to access most of my songs.

It sounds like you might have broken links to your content. Either repair these by putting the files you've recovered where iTunes expects to find them or delete the broken entries then go to iTunes Store > Purchased > Music > Not on This Computer, and click the download links.
If you have an Apple device see also Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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I have 4 computers authorized out of my available 5.
Currently I have an iMac and a MacBook Pro, but some of my older computers are authorized. The problem is, I do now know which of my old computers are authorized. Is there a way so that I can 'reset' my records of authorized computers and re-authorize my computers that I am currently using?

Easiest way is to deauthorize all then re authorize the Macs you are curently using.
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De-authorizing Computers (contributed by user John Galt)
You can de-authorize individual computers, but only by using those computers. The only other option is to "de-authorize all" from your iTunes account.
1. Open iTunes on a computer
2. From the Store menu, select "View my Account..."
3. Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
4. Under "Computer Authorizations" select "De-authorize All".
5. Authorize each computer you still have, as you may require.
You may only do this once per year.
After you "de-authorize all" your authorized computers, re-authorize each one as required.
If you have de-authorized all computers and need to do it again, but your year has not elapsed, then contact: Apple - Support - iTunes - Contact Us.
For more information on authorization and de-authorization: iTunes Store- About authorization and deauthorization.

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I just upgraded to iTunes 8.0.1 and it would not allow it until I used one of my 5 allowed authorized computers. This happened before to iTunes 7. Now I have 3 authorized computers left befor Apple deletes my downloaded songs. Why is this happening? Is there a phone number to call to talk to a human about how messed up this is?

Firstly Apple will not delete your purchased songs if you use up all your authorisation.
If you find you have used all 5 authorisations, but some of them are not in use, you can deauthorise all your computers in one go and then reauthorise only the ones you want. An option to do this should appear in your account at the iTunes store when you have used all 5, but you are only allowed to do it once a year.

ITunes for Windows freezes when importing a library. I have a large but not huge library of mostly iTunes purchased music on two authorized computers and would like to sync the files, export the library as a playlist, and import it on the other computer.

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Run Microsoft SyncToy to synchronize the files between both music libraries; the most recent files win. This avoids copying the entire multi-gigabyte library over the network.
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Delete all the duplicate playlists named "Music," "Genius," "Purchased," and "iTunes DJ."
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iTunes isn't an editor. You need an app that's intended for editing audio files, like Adobe Audition (http://www.adobe.com/products/audition.html) or Audacity (free in the App Store).

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have you tried working through the suggestions from the following document?
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Does this mean that authorized computers must be able to upgrade or music will not play?

well compiling out devfs depends is not necessarily all that needs to be done. first off you need to decide what you will replace devfs with. are you going to replace it with udev or a static device tree?
if you replace t with udev then you better start reading to see how to use it properly.
if you replace it with a static dev tree then you will need a few utilities not included in arch and you will have to create all nodes(?) (i think that is the term).
as for devfs in 2.6 it is marked obsolete but it still functions just fine and you may want to use it for now until you have researched your options first. personally i would recommend devfs or udev over a static (and labour intensive) dev tree.
as for the two requests perhaps one of the other users can fulfill them or one of the trusted users because i doubt any of the other developers have time to create a package for unsupported software.

My computer was stolen so I deauthorized all computers that had iTunes on them on 10/28/2011. I have a new computer and it was authorized for iTunes. When I checked my account it says I have 2 authorized computers, but this one should be the only one.

My computer was stolen so I deauthorized all computers that had iTunes on them on 10/28/2011. I have a new computer and it was authorized for iTunes. When I checked my account it says I have 2 authorized computers, but this new computer should be the only one. How can I deauthorize whatever the other computer is? I don't want whoever stole my old computer to be able to use my iTunes account.

Get all that music back in itunes and sync again.

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