Itunes videos skipping

I have read a few posts already with this same sort of question, but none of them seem to have been answered yet.
I just bought a new computer last week--> it's an HP dv6000, with Windows Vista...
I transferred all my music and my purchased Itunes episodes and videos, but the videos aren't working properly.
The audio is fine, but the video skips and is very choppy, and it hurts my eyes to watch.
I have tried updating my video driver, and a few other things that Itunes suggested, but they still skip.
What can I do to make them work?

Replying to my own post to add that it is not just the sound that skips, but the picture. It seems very random.

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Replying to my own post to add that it is not just the sound that skips, but the picture. It seems very random.

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