Imprting from cd, 1st song constantly incomplete

i have been importing my cds to my computer.. it always seems the 1st song on each cd lags when importing.. gives up, says its complete but only has about 30 seconds or so of the song.. the rest of the cd and songs import fine, but this has been a consistent problem.. does anybody know what causes this

From your first post I thought it was just one CD, but if you're saying it happens to many - or all - of them, then either every single one has a got a scratch or finger mark on it (towards the middle of the CD if it's the first track) - or - perhaps more likely, there's something wrong with the CD drive in your computer.
Is there another CD drive on your computer (mine has two)? If so, try using that instead, although you may need to tell iTunes to look for it.
Otherwise, I suggest you try narrowing down the problem, as follows:
If it is always the first track of many CDs, then do check the playing side of the disc for marks (the playing side is the one without the text/picture on it, not everyone knows this). Then, if that doesn't show up any problem, I think it could be time to ask for an opinion on the CD drive itself. Do you have a local computer repair shop nearby? If so, ask them for an opinion and estimate of cost before taking it in.
Personally, I don't think "reloading iTunes" will achieve anything and while moving to your Mac might solve that particular problem, I think it'll cause you many, many more! First of which (and I may be wrong on this), doesn't an iPod configured for Windows not work on a Mac until re-formatted (and the same applies the other way round)?
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