Will authorizing my computer with another account mess up my iTunes?

Before I had my own apple account I used my dad's. I still have a lot of the songs I purchased from his account on my iTunes, but if I were to try to play them a message pops up that asks me if I want to authorize my computer to play it. Should I try to authorize it? Will that mess up my iTunes? Or should I just not bother and delete the songs?

You can authorize. Just make sure you have downloaded anything from your new account you have not that you might want in the next 90 days. This wis only an issue with re-downloading items.
iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4627 and - Manage your associated devices in iTunes - http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204074 - In connection with, "When you turn on iTunes Match, Family Sharing, or Automatic Downloads, or when you download past purchases on an iOS device or computer, that device or computer becomes associated with your Apple ID." "Your Apple ID can have up to 10 devices and computers (combined) associated with it. Each computer must also be authorized using the same Apple ID. Once a device or computer is associated with your Apple ID, you cannot associate that device or computer with another Apple ID for 90 days." - Additional instructions for "Removing an associated device or computer from an Apple ID"

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So I know this has probably been asked hundreds of times but I thought that I wanted to get a personal response to my situation.
Basically, the current setup for my wife and I is that we both have separate windows laptops, with itunes and separate itunes accounts on. However, we are getting rid of my wifes laptop and she is getting an iPad for what little 'work' she uses the laptop for, and then we have always got the one laptop anyway. However, we waqnt to keep separate Itunes accounts as her taste in music is not like mine, and I don't want namby pamby pop music on my account at the risk of accidently loading it on my iPod!
Therefore, what I want to know is:
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I am hoping that it is possible for this so that if I open up itunes and access my account it ony shows my music, and visa versa.
Many thanks in advance for any responses and help that you can give,
Regards,
Richard

Hello Richard,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
The following article will tell you how to set up multiple accounts on one computer.
How to use multiple iPhone, iPad, or iPod devices with one computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1495
And this Support Communities discussion will provide some additional tips:
How to manage multiple...: Apple Support Communities
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5534797
Regards,
Jeff D.

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