ITunes won't import files in Win7/64-bit

I have just installed Windows7 64-bit Professional on my computer. Totally clean install (no upgrade...deleted partitions, reformatted etc...totally clean install). Previously, this computer had Win XP 32-bit, running iTunes successfully for years.
All of the media files I am attempting to import were ripped in iTunes, so I *KNOW* they're iTunes friendly.
I can't get any of my media files (MP3's, MP4's...) to import. Dragging & dropping does nothing. File>Add File To Library does nothing. File>Add Folder to Library appears to *start* an import process, but it fails shortly after with no explanation.
I also tried creating a new iTunes library, but the behavior is the same.
When I add content from iTunes Store, it is added to the database no problem.
I have tried running iTunes in Compatibility mode (tried XP/Vista both...) with no luck. I have told it to run with Admin privileges...with no luck. I have 'repaired' iTunes...with no luck. I have uninstalled / reinstalled iTunes...with no luck.
I am running out of ideas. Any suggestions out there? I can't believe that the media files have all gotten corrupt in the 24 hours since I had XP on this machine. HELP!!

Howdy cayenneman,
It looks like you have set a custom location to store your iTunes library but when you import your media, the files don't go to that location and seem to stay where they were imported from, such as from your desktop. In the first screenshot you provided I notice that you do not have 'Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library' checked. That tells me that the symptoms you are seeing are 100% correct. Checking that box will make iTunes do what you want, in that it will actually copy the media from wherever you are importing it from, to the directory you have set to store your iTunes library.
iTunes 11 for Windows: Change where your iTunes files are stored
Copy items to your iTunes folder when you add them to your iTunes library
When you import an item by dragging it to the iTunes window or choosing File > Add to Library, a reference (or “pointer”) to the item—not the item itself—is placed in the iTunes folder. You might not be able to play songs if you move them. 
You can change this setting so that iTunes copies of all the items are placed in the iTunes folder.
Choose Edit > Preferences and click Advanced.
Select the “Copy files” checkbox.
The next time you add an item to your library, iTunes places a copy of the file in your iTunes folder; the original file remains in its current location.
The title of the article mentions Windows but the information is the same for Mac.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the very best,
Sterling

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