Can't skip to end of song

I replaced an older lesser quality mp3 with a higher quality version by replacing the original file. I've done this hundreds of times without a problem. I'm using 10.6.1, and when I replaced a song in this manner yesterday, I am unable to click on the end of the timeline of the song. It will only advance to the :35 second mark left in the song. Fast forwarding through the song also stops at the same point. It refuses to advance beyond that :35 left mark except by letting it play normally. I know the new file advances fine in iTunes if I drag it into iTunes and create a duplicate version.
Is there some metadata from the old file that is causing iTunes to think the new file ends early because it is a few megs larger? Can this be cleared by a method other than reimporing the song new? I'd like to keep the Date Added, Ratings, and Play count info.
Thanks.

I did some checking and this isn't a problem with just 10.6. Files I imported under 10.5.8 exhibit the same behavior.
There has to be some way to force iTunes to rescan a file. I tried dropping the folder with the songs onto iTunes. It duplicated a few of the songs having the problem, not all, but didn't fix the ones it didn't duplicate.

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If you are having an issue with iTunes for Windows playing your songs with poor sound quality at the end of songs, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article -
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You've heard it recently and don't want to hear it now.
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As for going back to the start of the "now playing" track.... Well, if your Playlist has only songs that you really, really want to hear, then you'll be looking forward to that rather go back to the beginning of the current song.
I'm not trying to be prescriptive, just giving you food for thought.
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