[iTunes] Re: Deauthorizing a computer

[Brian Thorpe]

Thanks for the tip. I might just try that.

brian


On 2004, Feb 11, , at 23:04, Yvonne Evans wrote:

> If you switch computers yes the first one does count as an authorized 
> computer. I bought a new computer last fall. And first thing I did was 
> set up my itunes. Mistake on my part because right after that my 
> computer died. Turned out I had to get a new motherboard. What I did 
> was I sent an email to itunes support and told them my story. They 
> reset all my computers and I was set. They tell ya that we really cant 
> do this but this once we can do it. Good luck.
>
> Yvonne
>
> On Feb 11, 2004, at 10:55 PM, Brian Thorpe wrote:
>
>> If you clone a drive for backup purposes and you have to switch to 
>> the backup drive for all your needs, but you didn't deauthorize the 
>> "now unused" hard drive, the unused hard drive still counts as on 
>> authorized computer, right?
>>
>> I also take it that there is absolutely no way to deauthorize a 
>> computer without actually connecting that computer to the internet 
>> and issuing the command.
>>
>> I had planned to erase and re-format the unused drive. It has a 
>> volume for OS and apps, and a volume for data storage. The OS 
>> partition must be cloned from the currently used drive, then I must 
>> boot up from the old one and upon starting iTune, I must de-authorize 
>> it and then proceed with my plans to erase it.  Otherwise it will 
>> always be listed on Apple's server as an authorized unit.
>>
>> That's a real pain in the butt. I'd think that a better solution 
>> might be to have a command that allowed you to de-authorize all 
>> currently authorized computers for a specific account. That would 
>> require all computers using iTunes to check with the iTunes Music 
>> Store whenever they are connect to the internet.
>>
>> This situation kind of pushes me in the direction of burning audio 
>> CDs of all my purchased music and then ripping it back to AAC 
>> unprotected or MP3 format.
>>
>> Thanks for any advise you can offer.
>>
>> brian
>>
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