ITunes will not convert files

In the last couple of days iTunes stopped converting mp3 or wma files to apple lossless format. I get a -50 error. i called support four times today and uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes 10 for windows 7 64 bit twice to no avail.

There are no "PAA" files. All tracks from the iTunes Store are AAC. Do you mean that the file name for that track ends in .m4p? If so, try just renaming it so that it ends in .m4a. That may fix the problem.
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unplug iphone
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@CPL_STEELE: can you try to post these specifications in your own topic? (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=985161&tstart=0)
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