ITunes will, not Import some songs, some it will

I have all of my music on an external drive saved as mp3s. aac, etc.
I am trying to create a new library for my iPod Classic. When I drag and drop songs into iTunes so it will import them into the new library, it will import some and totally ignore others. I can't figure out what the difference is between the ones it "likes" and the ones it "doesn't like".
Any ideas?

On a somewhat related note.... I had always added songs to my iTunes in Tiger via either Import from CD, or "Add to Library" from an external drive. But with Leopard, "Add to Library" doesn't seem to do anything whatsoever.
When I got my iMac 24" (with Leopard), I migrated all my data (including all my music files) from my iMac G5 (with Tiger).. and ever since then, I can still "Import" from a music CD, but from other sources, "Add to Library" doesn't do anything. What I end up doing is dragging the music files from the Finder and dropping them into my Music list in the iTunes application window.
I keep my iTunes versions current, so the different behavior appears to be due to the different OS.
It's a curious thing. I wonder if anyone else has seen this and can explain it? Thanks..

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On every CD that I've tried to import songs from, iTunes won't import every song. It just freezes up. I know that it isn't the CD drive because all of the songs were ripped into Windows Media Player. I have even tried to import just one song, but still the same problem. Some songs will be in the Library before the freeze, but will disappear after it. On a few CDs, only half of the tracks were imported. Please help me!

First look at the CD and see if its protected.
Secondly goto the PC makers site (If the CD Burner came witht he PC when you bought it) and look for updates for your model, like Firmware updates for the CD ROM and BIOs/chipset updates for the system.

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Hi, hoping someone can help me out with this problem. I've been in the long process of importing all of my CD's on to my new iPod and was having no prblems until recently. From importing CD's perfectly, iTunes now stops from importing the very last song of every CD that I put in. It works right up until the last second of the last song then freezes, forcing me to ctrl/alt/del iTunes. All of the other songs go into the library. And, as an added bonus, iTunes does't play any songs on my computer - not as in I can't hear them, but as in the timer remains at 0.00 when I press play.
Can this problem be fixed at all? Any help would be very gratefully appreciated!

hi Sarah!
From importing CD's perfectly, iTunes now stops from importing the very last song of every CD that I put in. It works right up until the last second of the last song then freezes, forcing me to ctrl/alt/del iTunes
gack. okay, here's a trick from the 4.9 days that sometimes worked in similar circumstances:
RGWK, "Itunes crashes on last song of every CD" #6, 07:22am Sep 7, 2005 CDT
... but post back if you get no joy with that ...
iTunes does't play any songs on my computer - not as in I can't hear them, but as in the timer remains at 0.00 when I press play.
b double
gack. okay, here's my latest information pack on the "no sound" issues:
b noir, "Is Apple ever going to solve our problems?" #1, 10:28am Sep 25, 2005 CDT
but that's two weeks out of date ... for new developments, check in at the "double-click quick fix" thread referenced in the info pack.
it
b may
also be worth downloading and saving a standalone QT 7 installer to your hard drive, and then running an installation from your hard drive (rather than "online"). experimental suggestion, though. i've see this work for
b precisely one
person with a "no sound" issue on a 5.0.1.x upgrade, and other factors apart from the QT 7 standalone install may have contributed to returning Donald's sound. (we certainly did a lot of other things with him):
b noir, "iTunes will not run" #24, 06:00pm Oct 9, 2005 CDT
keep us posted.
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Change your user ID to something less likely to annoy regulars on this forum who try and help those who want to be helped.
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