Converting Movies PC and Mac problem

Any Ideas? I have two macbook pros and a central Windoz machine. All run the newest version of iTunes. I've converted all my movies using the mac with handbrake. Everything works perfectly with both macbooks, streams to iTv perfectly. But when I try to add the movies to Windoz iTunes library, it will only recognize about half of them. No error messages, nothing, just won't put them in the library. All have been converted with the same settings, same computer (mac). The ones it accepts are random - size doesn't matter and all are named correctly.
I'm lost. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Eventually I'm get rid of that stinking windoz machine.
Thanks

Are these movies already on your PC when you try to add them to your itunes or are you trying to drag them directly from your mac.
Any common factors in those that won't import (ie all have apostrophes or are over a certain size etc)

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Ok here it is, my final post on thoughts on this issue...
Unfortunately, my guess was correct, there does seem to be a hardware issue related to iTunes 7.1.1 and whether it is on a mactel machine or an older ppc machine.
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So I feel pretty stuck right now...
I can have a working ipod shuffle but NOT from my ipod library. It seems I can only listen to songs off my friends newer machines because for whatever reason, the ipod shuffle DOES NOT WORK with a PPC Powerbook 17inch, 1ghz, 1gb RAM, 10.4.9 running the current latest version of iTunes 7.1.1.
***** to be me. Anyone else come to same conclusion?
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