Attempting to import many CDs - getting "disk is full" error msg!!

I am SO frustrated with not being able to add to my library from my CDs, since iTunes can't convert the WMA library I had nearly 3,500 songs in!! I have deleted much of the stuff in my Windows Media library to open up room on my hard disk, but this doesn't seem to make iTunes any happier!! How can I add to my library without having to lose most of my other saved music? Is there a place to open up more space on my hard drive?

While I do realize I should back everything up (and I was given a zip drive, but haven't installed it yet!), my issue is that I have 256MB of RAM, and was able to download the 3,500 songs into Windows Media with no problem. With iTunes, however, I haven't even downloaded 200 songs, and I'm getting this "The disk you are attempting to use is full...delete some of your files and empty your recycle bin." This seems ridiculous!! I have been told by many people that iTunes is SO much better than Windows Media, but I can't get a count on the number of files I have, I don't have the ability (that I'm aware of) to redirect the import function to accept my available disk space, and I have about 350 CDs to import!! PLEASE, someone help me!! Thanks!!

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