ID3 tags - I can't be the only one

iTunes 7.7.0.43, fully patched XP Pro SP3. "M:" drive on file server contains 4500 songs. Full read/write access.
ID3 tags simply do not work in iTunes. I have "Convert ID3 Tags..."'d to "None" dozens of times for the whole library and have attempted to "Convert ID3 Tags..." to ID3vanything without them actually being written to the file itself.
iTunes reports "None" on the info screen for ID3 tags after several hours of it supposedly converting tags.
I have invested a large amount of time in ensuring the iTunes library itself is accurate and would like to carry over the information in the library to the MP3s themselves via ID3.
After many searches I've found split results. Some people never have an issue with iTunes writing ID3 tags, others like myself have never gotten this to work. I will whip up a script to read the XML library and batch a program to update the tags outside of iTunes, but "Convert ID3 Tags..." is not a new choice and it is supposed to do what I'm looking for.
What gives?

Welcome to the discussions!
Has Apple repaired your MB this last time so that it does work properly? I ask this not to be flippant, but out of curiosity. If it is repaired and working properly, then Apple has no reason to replace it.
It is likely that if your MB needs a fourth repair that it would be replaced. An optical drive and case replacements are fairly striaghtforward repairs and not indicative of a completely faulty unit like a bad logic board or LCD would be.
If your MB does require another repair, I would call AppleCare and escalate it to a second tier representative. They have more authority to make exceptions and issue replacements than a first tier rep would have.

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Help is right here for you Omichael! Let's get you conneted
to your home wifi. May I ask are you able to connect to other wifi networks? If
so then please forget your home network again, turn wifi off, reboot, and
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OK, Tony--did that. I noticed that it had a creation date of 2009. Wouldn't a new OS create new plist files, or do all of the old ones just migrate over from the previous OS? Interesting....
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Welcome to the discussions!
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So, any idea on how to get the tags updated in the Library?
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ID3 tags - I can't be the only one

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