Itunes error...gapless playback Help!

I just recently updated to the new itunes. i opened it. Synced a few songs on it then it came up with an error. the next time i opened it, in the box on the top where it says what song you are playing it said "determining gapless playback" then like 1 out of 458 or something like that. then an error box popped up and when i clicked don't send it closes. i everytime i opened it, the same thing happened. So i uninstalled itunes and quicktime and reinstalled it. It does the exact same thing. I dont know what to do. Any suggestions? Thanks!
jacthemac11

hi bnoir
i'm having the exact same problem.
just updated to version 7 of itunes
as soon as it opens goes searching through
"determining gapless playback information"
first time it froze on track 1346 of 1393 - deep
second time froze on 1298 of 1346 - i get lifted
subsequently freezing on 1298.
just got nano for my xmas
have not been able to use it yet because of above prob.
would really appreciate any help.
cheers
zoë

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