Cannot play bought music on iPod Mini (any longer)

My iPod Mini refuses to play (any longer!!!) the songs I bought in the Music Store. It just skips the songs from the moment they are activated. In iTunes the music is played without any problems.
Compaq   Windows XP  

Make sure all the steps to transfer purchased music in this link have been followed.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=607401

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