Cannot add files or folders to Library

iTunes was working fine, synching, ripping, adding MP3's.
All of a sudden, it stop being able to add MP3's from my harddrive. I can still rip CD's fine.
I've tried reinstalling both iTunes and the iPod software, but no dice.
No errors pop up. Sometimes the Processing box will pop up and show the progress bar and the filenames, but then nothing happens. Most of the time iTunes doesn't even blink.
Any assistance is appreciated.

Found my own answer. Turns out the MP3's I had were corrupt. Just reformatted/reinstalled windows, and I guess when I burned them they didn't cook right to the DVD-RW and are hooped now.
They have file sizes, but are not valid MP3 files.

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