MPEG-4 File Properties & Vista

Hi
I have recently had to upgrade to Windows Vista. When I used Windows XP I was able to edit the file properties of both MPEG-4 file properties (details) and MPEG-3 files. Both file types interacted directly with the iTunes Get Info menu.
Unfortunately, I can no longer edit MPEG-4 file properties and when changes are made using Get Info they are not reflected in Windows Explorer.
I have examined permissions, but this doesn't seem to make any difference.
What happened to all the file properties? How can I edit MPEG-4 files?
I do like to make all my files consistent, but am no longer able too.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Duncan

Are you running as administrator? You can turn off the security, that might help. You would be same as XP then. Can you edit the properties using Windows Explorer (right click on file name, go to properties menu option, Details tab). I don't have iTunes on my Vista as yet, but you might first confirm that outside of iTunes you can make the changes. If not, that would give you a clue as to why iTunes cannot either.

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