ITunes import no track names from CD import, how do I get iTunes to recongnise that iTunes was used originally for the import?

The following message keeps appearing "iTunes cannot get CD track names for songs that were not imported using iTunes. To allow iTunes to look for CD track names for this song, import the song again using iTunes." I did originally use iTunes to do the original import. I do not have the original CDs anymore as I have shifted house. How do I get iTunes to recognise that the import was done using iTunes? Please help.

StepForward wrote:
No they were labelled Track 1, Track 2 etc.. when I originally did the import. But I put that down to the fact that I was staying at a friends house who had no internet so it didn't go off and get the titles automatically as per usual. I just figured I would be able to correct it later when I had a bit more time and had set up my internet. Moving house is rather disruptive so there has been a time hiatus of a couple of weeks inbetween original import and now me trying to correct it.
StepForward,
Yes, that is normally the function of the Advanced > Get Track Names function. It can get track names even without the CD present, by querying CDDB based on its "memory" of the CD. (I just tried this, so I have to disagree with my friend Fiend.)
It is possible that your CDInfo.CIDB file is messed up. It is also possible that CDDB does not recognize the CD, so even with Internet all you get is Track 01, etc.
Unless you are talking about mucho CDs where this happened, you may just want to manually edit the track names.

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The ""not recognized for on-line use". error is associated with the Gracenote service that iTunes uses to look up and retrieve metadata for CDs. Some users have reported that this error occurs when trying to import from CD, subsequent to upgrading to version 12. A number of slightly different solutions have been reported (though all of a similar nature).
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CD Info.cidb
com.apple.iTunes.Gracenote.plist
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In iTunes, select Edit > Preferences and make a note (or take a screenshot) of your preferences settings in all relevant tabs
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Check the following folders:
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C:\Users\username\AppData\LocalLow\Apple Computer\iTunes
Delete any copies of the following files:
CD Info.cidb
com.apple.iTunes.Gracenote.plist
iTunesPrefs.xml
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Finally found a Windows fix for getting iTunes to get
track names from GraceNote (see below). It works!!!
Fixing iTunes CDDB lookup - more details
Since Apple’s forums don’t seem to support
permalinks, the hint I previously posted about fixing
iTunes for Windows’ connection to CDDB isn’t
complete. Here’s how to reestablish connection to
CDDB if your track lookups start failing:
Quit iTunes for Windows.
In Internet Explorer, go to Tools | Internet Options,
click on the Connections tab, and click on the LAN
Settings button.
In the dialog that follows, uncheck the checkbox
about using a proxy. Hit OK, then OK again.
Open RegEdit and look for the following key:
HKEYLOCALUSER\Software\CDDB\Control\2.0. Delete
this key.
Open iTunes and insert the CD. iTunes should now be
able to connect to CDDB again—at least, until it
forgets again later...
If necessary, reenable your proxy settings.
Microsoft —Tim Jarrett @ 2/12/04; 8:59:45 AM Discuss
Comment (0) Cosmos [#]
Cheers.
Tom W.
Other OS
I followed this exactly and it didn't work!
When I put in a CD and click on Get CD Track Names the "Accessing Gracenote CDDB" box flashes up and then disappears and nothing happens!
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