ITunes 8.0: no "create ringtone" option

Howdy, first posting, hope I'm not too much of an idiot, but: I've upgraded to iTunes 8.0. When I select a song that has a "bell" icon, if I click on it, it gives me the "help" menu about creating a ringtone...but it won't actually create a ringtone. If I go to the "store" menu, the "create ringtone" option can't be accessed. I'm in the USA and my computer seems to know that, and I've downloaded ringtones in prior versions of iTunes. Many thanks in advance for answers.

Yeah, I seem to be having the same problem. The bell icon is next to the song, I click it and I keep getting the instructions. Not the box on the bottom to create the ringtone. Also in "Store", create ringtone is greyed out, not giving me that option. Wondering if there is a workaround or solution to this.

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