Failure to Play Imported CDs

Can anyone please help me? I'm trying to import my CD collection onto iTunes but many of my CDs fail to playback on iTunes after importing them. When I double click on a track I get the message that the song can't be used because the original file could not be located and when I ask iTunes to locate the file I'm simply sent back to the iTunes screen and the whole thing becomes a loop. I know that the imported file appears in the My Music folder on my PC but iTunes fails to play it back although the imported CD is there on the iTunes screen. I'm importing the CDs on the default setting of AAC encoder and the high quality setting. The failure to playback is even more confusing because iTunes is not playing one disc of a two CD set in several examples. Thanks in anticipation.
Message was edited by: deluded pom?

+the song can't be used because the original file could not be located+
This usually happens if the file gets moved or renamed.
What are you running, XP or Vista or Windows 7?
Where are you importing these CDs to, your PC's C: drive? Or an external hard drive?

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