ITunes stopped playing songs in sequence or in shuffle mode. Help!

I'm sure I've done something quite simple and stupid. Can anyone tell me how to restore? Thanks.

Sorry, let me clarify. I'm not shuffling the songs on the iPod, which would be a random order every time. I've created a paylist within iTunes of about 30 CD's, in which I've shuffled those songs in iTunes. So that playlist is the same list of songs everytime, even though I've shuffled them. That list will stay the same until I reshuffle within iTunes.

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At various stages over the years, mouse-related iTunes trouble has been associated with driver conflicts. So it might be worth following up on that possibility.
Head to the drivers and downloads page for your model of PC, and check to make sure you're not behind on any chipset and input-device-related driver updates. (And while there, just in case, also check to make sure your BIOS, sound-card/integrated audio, and video-card/display-adaptors are up to date.)
If you're behind on anything, and you update, does that help with the mouse-related iTunes issues?

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hi folks - recently moved my itunes folder because i was changing backup external drives, and now when i try to play my music itunes only allows me to play one song and then stops completely. when i try to press the forward button it does not work at all, ie it wont move to the next song, so i have to manaully click on the next song to make it play. another very curious thing is that on certain places in my music if i click on the forward button it will jump many albums and songs up to an album that i just copied into itunes, which is the only album that will play sequentially without me having to do it manually. anyone know what 's going on? i suspect i did something wrong when i moved the itunes folder but cannot figure out how to fix this problem. any suggestions are welcome, thanks much.

Sounds like when you moved the music you broke things. iTunes keeps a database on where your files are stored and what details each has (Title, album name, artwork, ratings, etc).
When you did your work, you likely effectively changed the path.
Open iTunes, open Preferences, select the Advanced tab. Look at the path set under "iTunes Media folder location". If it does not match the current location, click on "Change..." and set it appropriately.

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Very recently, iTunes decides to turn evil on me by making all the songs I play on there scratchy and un-listenable. While I can still use my other media players such as winamp, the music runs fine, but when I play it on iTunes its still scratchy. Please help!

my ipod too! it almost sounds like a cd is scratched and its skipping. but isnt that one of the reasons we bought our ipods anyways...so that we dont have to deal with sratching or skipping!!!! someone give us an answer!!

After doing an OS update, now iTunes stops playing music after playing a few songs.

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Have you blown the dust out lately?
Get Temperature Monitor to see if it's heat related...
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12381/temperature-monitor
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Music purchased and downloaded from iTunes will not play in the Windows Media Player.
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First, make sure the headphones plug is completely pushed into the headphones jack. Because the jack serves multiple functions, the fit may be tighter than expected (especially if you have the Apple EarPods).
Also, try using the headphones with another device, to rule out bad headphones. Or try another set of (known working) headphones with the shuffle.
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5. If I change my monitor off time to 1 hour, then in 1 hour itunes will stop streaming - it is ABSOLUTELY connected to the monitor sleeping. Almost like iTunes can't connect to the network the the monitor is off.
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Hello Brian,
Thank you for providing the details of the issue you are experiencing with iTunes.
I recommend reviewing the following article to see if any third-party plug-ins could be causing the problem:
iTunes: Troubleshooting issues with third-party iTunes plug-ins
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3430
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
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Head to the drivers and downloads page for your model of PC, and check to make sure you're not behind on any chipset and input-device-related driver updates. (And while there, just in case, also check to make sure your BIOS, sound-card/integrated audio, and video-card/display-adaptors are up to date.)
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Do y have:
- Shake to shuffle turned on? Settings>Music
- Do you have shuffle turned on on the Now Playing screen? On that scree on the right side right below the scrubber bar is a crossed arrows icon. That is the Shuffle control. Tap till it is white for no shuffle.
Next:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync all music and resync
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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