"ALTO SAX is NO EXS instrument" ?

Hi there,
I'm trying to put some alto-sax in my song and when I choose the instrument I get a message something like "ALTO SAX is NO EXS instrument".
I looked for it in the sampler instruments map and it's 0Kb. Same goes for some other instruments (with 'Clean Electric Guitar', 'Pop Flute" and "Trumpet Section" among them)
Since I did install all instruments from the proper Apple dvd's I wonder how I could get use of these instruments.
I was thinking of re-installing garageband, but I'm afraid of losing all the settings to other GB-projects.
Does anyone have a suggestion how to get the Sax in my life?
Rolf

Thank you for the reply. These aren't loops, it's a software instrument and GB doesn't respond to dropping it.
Is the software index an file that can be edited?
Thanks!

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