Itunes plus downloading issue

Am having issues downloading iTunes Plus tracks, they download in the normal time, but once done, they hang while the file is processes, this can take a another 5-6 minutes per track, normal non plus tracks do not have this issue. Clearly this is not ideal as it takes 3 hours to complete one album....
computer details:
dell inspiron 1100 upgraded HD to 160gb
RAM is 1gb
iTunes is latest version
no anti virus is running except windows firewall.
XP is service pack 3
thanks for any suggestions
Message was edited by: bugeyedbrit

Trust me bugeyedbrit, you're far from the only one. I'm having the same problem right now and boy am I upset. It seems that more record labels have gotten on board with iTunes Plus so after months of little or no activity if suddenly found about $300.00 worth of music for me to upgrade. While I'm delighted, that more record labels are now iTunes Plus, the freakin' downloads are just outright atrocious! You know how long it's going to take me to download all of these? God a few days at best, I mean I HAVE a cable high speed connection and I'm more that able to download around 5 songs that = 30 MBS or so at 10 seconds. The songs if you notice and I see most of you have download pretty fast but this "processing file" whatever the **** that is, is taking pretty much freakin' FOREVER!! I don't understand this, so I don't think it HAS anything to do with any one of our connections, it's definetly on iTunes side that this issue is with. Like I said I see that they download fast enough but this processing bit is taking an eternity.
Btw I'm able according to my cable company to download at least 5 songs at the same time that are up to 40 MBS in about 11 seconds or so and the most iTunes Plus will upgrade is about 3 songs together. But even so if it was able to upgrade more at the same time the processing would take all that much longer.
Hasn't anyone shot off a letter to iTunes support about this? I've submitted questions to them in the past that to this day they flat out REFUSE to answer with the proof being lack of any response whatsoever. Nice, arrogant buttheads.

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