Cannot add media to music library

I am using Vista. I have properly loaded iTunes and registered. When I try and "add files to library" nothing happens. I have iTunes configured to manually manage music. I have tried dragging and dropping and that does not work either. I am stumped. This is the first iPod loaded to this computer.

Adding file to iTunes has nothing to t\do with the iPod.
When I try and "add files to library" nothing happens
You don’t get a box asking you which files you want to add?
Or when you select the files, nothing happens?
I have iTunes configured to manually manage music.
You mean you have the iPod configured to *Manually manage music*.

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