ITunes 10 Will not Import CDs

I just discovered that iTunes 10 will not import audio CDs. Once you insert the CD and iTunes launches, the CD disappears from the desktop. It is not there in the finder window nor in the iTunes window. This occured on all three Macs I tried it on and occurred with about four different audio CDs.
Apple Technical Support people duplicated the problem on their Macs and have referred this to engineering. If you plan on importing audio CDs in the near future I suggest not installing iTunes 10 now.
Jay

Jay Kappmeier wrote:
I just discovered that iTunes 10 will not import audio CDs. Once you insert the CD and iTunes launches, the CD disappears from the desktop.
Could you please check if your problem disappear when configuring your
iTunes so as to avoid automatic search of track names on the web:<pre> Preferences…
Automatically retrieve CD track names from Internet</pre>
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don't look for my Macs models in my signature, this would be uggly... and irrelevant
dan</pre>

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Aha!
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Change your user ID to something less likely to annoy regulars on this forum who try and help those who want to be helped.
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