On 11/21/04 11:29 PM, "Mel Krewall" <mkrewall at mac.com> wrote: > Apple only allows 3 computers to be authorized to play the music, so > you may need to have them deauthorize all your computers and > reauthorize the working ones. Reformatting the hard drive causes iTunes > to think you have a new computer. Now you have the previously formatted > disk authorized, plus your currently formatted disk. You only have one > more left. Always remember to deauthorize your computer before you sell > it or reformat the disk (if possible). You have to call Apple to get > them to deauthorize machines you do not have access to, and they will > only deauthorize all computers at once. I had to do this procedure > once. It's 5 computers now. Kirk Read my blog: Kirkville -- http://www.mcelhearn.com Musings, Opinion and Miscellanea, on Macs, iPods and more Kirk McElhearn | Chemin de la Lauze | 05600 Guillestre | France