Importing wma files to iTunes

Back when i was a PC user, i copied all the music i love off my CDs onto my PC (don't recall what program I used to do so) and then threw away the CDs. When i converted to Mac, many of these songs didn't import to iTunes. They appear to be .wma files. Since i've already thrown away the CDs, is there any way to keep/play my music in iTunes or am i out of luck? It'll cost me a fortune to re-buy all these songs one at a time.

Dude im so sorry to hear abt that, but you did de wrong thing in the right time "BECAUSE"
THE Windows Media Player is now avaliable for MAC users!!!
if the WMA Files dont convert to the ACC format or doesnt work in iTunes... getting WM Player (for MAC) Will be ur best bet!
you find it on http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/
Message was edited by: luv_apple

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Switch looks fine, but after installing the wma plugin as prompted, and feeding it the first batch of .wma files, it crashed.
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How can import this file and, if it requires converting the file first to a different format, how do I do that?
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One issue I know about importing Windows Media Audio (wma) files is described here:
iTunes for Windows cannot import or play WMA files that are protected by Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM). These files usually come from other online music stores. Additionally, Windows Media Player encodes CDs to protected WMA format by default, though you may change that setting.
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Hi there,
the title say it all. How can I import Flac files into Itunes?
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Hello CESNET the best bet is to try http://blowintopieces.com/fluke/ I myself don't use Flac files but to any audiophile it's important to hear sound at it's best. Also WAV or AIFF & ALAC you will need to use http://tmkk.hp.infoseek.co.jp/xld/index_e.html to convert into ALAC.
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