Can't add songs to library

A friend of mine just recently added music to my computer and stuck it all in a folder on my desktop. I Imported it into itunes and onto my ipod, but some albums and artists didn't make it. I have plenty of room left on my ipod, and the music is already on my hard drive, so why won't it go onto my ipod when i try to sync it? Any help would be great.

This is a common problem for Vista users, the Vista permissions on your iTunes folder aren't correct, somehow.
Not the actual music folders, the iTunes folder that holds the ITL file.
Here are some good links on getting full control & ownership, which is what you need:
How to Take Ownership and Grant Permissions in Windows Vista
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/25/how-to-take-ownership-and-grant-permiss ions-in-windows-vista/
How to Disable UAC
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-user-account-control-uac-th e-easy-way-on-windows-vista/

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