Upgrading Windows results in same computer being 2ns authorized computer

I just upgraded my laptop from Windows XP to Windows 7. I re-installed iTunes and iTunes now recognizes the same computer as a second authorized computer. Why? AND most important, how can i now de-register the "phantom" one?

I think that the you should have de-authorised your account in iTunes on the computer before you upgraded (I'm assuming that iTunes is now seeing it as a different computer). But you don't actually need to de-authorise it, it can be left as it is - you are allowed up to five authorised computers, and when you reach that limit you can de-authorise all 5 via your iTunes account (you can only de-authorise all when you've reached the 5 limit, and it can only be done once in a 12 month period).

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Like the fact that you just called most of us stupid there

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