Drag and Drop issue from Explorer folder to Music Library

Hello
I just updated my iTunes to 8.0.0.20 but something unexpected happened. I can’t drag and drop anymore songs from an explorer folder into my music library when my view mode is set to Grid (Album, Artist, Genre or Composer).
When I try I have a kind of interdiction circle under my pointer.
I can only perform this operation in list mode view. Few hours ago it was still possible to perform it but not after I updated. I reinstalled my iTunes but the problem persists.
I have read the forums I know I can add to my playlist as usual by using the menu. But is it possible to get drag and drop operation when I drags song directly from a folder on my explorer window?
It would be very appreciated if someone has an answer. I really messed up my library trying to fix this

I fixed the drag and drop issues I had! Turns out they were caused by the permission problems of Vista. To fix it I just made sure all the files in the iTunes folder and sub folders were full control by my account.
Make sure you check the properties of the iTunes database specifically because before, the iTunes folder had the correct permissions but they hadn't actually been inherited correctly by the iTunes DB files. Hope this helps anyone else.

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