Ipod mini question

Every time I select a certain song the ipod will not play it it just goes back to the main menu. It isn't all of the songs just a couple of them.

Have you had a chance to look at these troubleshooting pages? They may be of some help:
Troubleshooting songs that skip on iPod
iPod: Troubleshooting songs and audiobooks that won't play
iPod does not play content purchased from the iTunes Music Store

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    Copying music between authorized computers with iTunes for Windows
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    Ok I'll try that, although I did try it earlier when I had iTunes 5.xx loaded, I think.
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