IPod and iTunes won't start songs at the beginning

So I got a new computer, and I transfered all of my music and playlists over to it with and external HD. It has all of the songs back on it, but some of the songs don't start at the beginning, but if I make it rewind towards the beginning of the song, the whole song will play.
Also, if I skip to the next song while a song is still playing, if I go back to that song it will start on the minute/second it left off. Does anyone know what I can do?
This happens on my computer and on both my iPoda and iTouch. It is getting quite annoying and I hope someone can help me fix it!

Somehow the "Remember playback position" setting on the Options tab has gotten a checkmark next to it.
Usually it is only set that way for audiobooks & podcasts.
You can right-click > Get Info on all your music tracks and go to the options tab to uncheck it. You do not have to do them one-by-one, just do a control-A or itunes menu > edit > select all.

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I was listening to the iPod yesterday morning and nothing was out of the ordinary. Then I plugged it into my work computer (a desktop G4) and iTunes popped up with the “iTunes cannot read the contents of the iPod… please Restore…” message. However, the computer still recognizes the iPod as a drive (and my files are still present).
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sorry to hear that. If, as you say, your ipod is still recognized as a drive, you could try to copy all your music (assuming it is still on your iPod) from your iPod using the following method. This is a major operation and it definitely helps if you are a little familiar with the terminal. You need to have Apple Development Tools installed for this, otherwise you have to work with hidden files. If you do not have Apple Development Tools installed and first want to see if your music still works and it is worth the effort, follow the steps 1-6.
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8. We have now copied all the music to the Music folder on the Desktop, but it is still invisible in the finder! This is where you need the Development Tools. If you have the tools installed, type
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Please note that there are also commercially available programs that can get music off your iPod onto the computer (e.g. Yamipod, Senuti, iPodRip) that will be much more userfriendly. However, I am not sure if they will work if iTunes does not recognize your Music and it does not show up on your iPod.
Disclaimer: Everything described above is a bit tricky and working with the terminal has always the potential to ruin your data. So please be careful and decide if the music on your iPod is worth the effort. Let me know if you have questions and/or need specific help.
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I was under the impression that 'Remember Playback Position' set the order in which songs were played, and since I want to preserve that, I do have it turned on.
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Message was edited by: m_S99
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IPod and iTunes won't start songs at the beginning

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