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Originally Posted by Leland Pate
I'd like to piggy back on the iTunes DRM issue for a moment...
I've noticed everytime I wipe my PC and reload the OS I find iTunes saying I've authorized my "4th out of 5" computers. WTF!??? Am I to understand iTunes will not let me keep my apps and music after the next time I have to reload the OS due to a virus or something???
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No, your account is good to use on up to 5 computers concurrently. Meaning if you authorize your desktop and your laptop and your wife's computer then any content purchased from iTunes store is playable on any of the others.
Now let's say you have 5 authorized computers and one dies, gets stolen whatever and you get a new one. You can't authorize that new one until you de-authorize one of the 5. If you have one that is nonfunctional and can't de-authorize it then you just go to your iTunes account and de-authorize all 5 then re-authorize them again.
If you only have one PC and are up to 4 authorizations then you should de-authorize everything and then re-authorize the PC.
Might want to de-authorize before you do a wipe/restore.