iTunes authorization question

[Staples]

My aunt is visiting and staying in my room. I left my PC in there and I am now forced to use the laptop that I payed a fortune for and never touch. Anyway, I have my music (protected AAC) on a DVD disk and copied it over to my laptop. When I tried to play them, it said that I had already authorized them on three computers and that I needed to deauthorize another computer if I wanted to play them. The strange thing is, as far as I know, they are only authorized on my PC. That have always been on my PC and then I have streamed them to my brother's computer and which I probably had to enter the password to authorize them on that PC. That makes two. I am not too worried right now but if this happens again, I will only know of one computer that I can deauthorize so I can play it on another PC.

So there is one PC that is taking one of my slots and I do not know of any PC that I have tried it on. Before I go any further, my question is, is there a way to reset them so they will no longer be authorized on any computer and you will have the two free PC slots open and one taken by the PC you are playing to music on?

A few months ago, I believe that I read that they identify what computer it is playing on by the MAC address. I may have tried it on my brother's computer when he had his wireless conection and both the NICs may have taken up two slots. Who knows really, maybe I openned two slots when I deauthorized him. Anyway, I'd really like to know how they identify you and how you are supposed to deauthorize a PC it is happens to break or something like that.

 

[z0mb13]

change the password??

will that deauthorize the other comps??

 

[zimu]

if its by mac address; get a program that changes your mac address- maybe clone the mac address of the laptop that doesn't allow the music to be played on it to the same mac address as your brother's old ethernet card (the one that isn't being used but had played the song and hence had the mac address signed onto it)

program e.g. is "smac"

 

[PowerMacG5]

Apple support. Look at Notes number 2. The form can be found at the bottom of this page. Fill out the form telling them that you need to deauthorize the computers, and they should be able to do it for you.

 

[Staples]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
change the password??

will that deauthorize the other comps??

It should but I did not see that option anywhere. Since the password is the same one you use for your account, maybe you change it from within the account interface.

About snic, I will give that a try. That is useful info I did not know about but it is not like I have the mac address written down somewhere so it probably won't help me. Maybe the wireless USB gadget has it written on the bottom. I can't find the USB cord for it so I can't plug it in but it still works as far as I know so I am not at a total loss here if infact it really is the MAC address which identifies you.

 

[Staples]

Originally posted by: Marauder911
Apple support. Look at Notes number 2. The form can be found at the bottom of this page. Fill out the form telling them that you need to deauthorize the computers, and they should be able to do it for you.

Great find. I looked at their website and I can't believe I missed that huge support banner.