Nano skips every purchased song I transfer.

I just bought a Nano 4gb, I've been using Itunes for a couple years.
My problem is that EVERY purchased song I transfer to the Nano won't play. When I try to play an Itunes-purchased song, the Nano displays it for a second, then skips to the next song. This continues until it gets to a standard, unprotected MP3 file from my own collection (also transfered via Itunes). All of the purchased music plays fine within Itunes.
I've tried the 5-r's, reloading Itunes, Ipod updater, unregistering, ect.. No go.
This is extremely frustrating. Help!!

Did you read my post near the top of the thread? I've also experienced this, as have others. Around Thanksgiving (late November for non US iPodders) there was some talk among our user group members. A small handful of us had experienced suddenly not being able to play our iTunes store music and then restoring the ability by simply syncing again. Most of us who had experienced it tended to keep the same playlists for a long time while those who frequently synced were in the minority. I don't know if anyone has actually confirmed that a particular cause of skipping is related to how much time has elapsed since the last sync but it does seem to be a recurring theme. Then again, the mind is a pattern making machine and makes them even when no actual pattern exists.

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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
2. Connect it to your computer, and open MyComputer
3. Open the drive representing the iPod
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5. Find a file named iEKInfo
6. Make a copy of it and store it on your desktop
7. Find a file named iTunesDB
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***DO NOT DELETE THESE FILES***
1. Click Start > Control Panel > User Accounts
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3. Log out of your current account, and into your new one
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6. Download the free single of the week from the iTunes Music Store (the link is on the lowest left hand corner of the music store's home page)
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8. Drag it over to your iPod in the source list
9. Click on the eject button after the song updates (it's to the right of the iPod in the source lists, it's a triangle with a line underneath it)
10. Disconnect the iPod, and try to play the song.
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1. Log out of the new user and log into the older one. Make sure you're clicking "log off" and not "switch user" or your iTunes will not work.
2. Reconnect your iPod to the computer, and drag some of the older purchased music that would not play on the iPod to the iPod.
3. Eject your iPod again, and try to play your purchased music. Also check to see if the free single still plays.

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Right clicking on your ipod in the device list an d choosing "transfer purchases" will copy apps and bought media from iTunes to your computer. Due to the new iTunes library on your new HD, iTunes will erase your ipod during the first sync. To save your data to the computer take a look at this article about saving data from your device to a computer: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137
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Set up at least one contact and event on your computer to be able the merge your calendars and contacts after your ipod got wiped during the first sync.
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1. Deauthorize the computer.
2. Create a new user in the system.
3. Download the free song of the week from the iTMS in the new user account.
4. Play the song in that user account to authorize again.
5. Restore the iPod (using the iPod updater) in the new user account.
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OK, could not resist. I did go ahead and put my old run history back into the new & now restored Nano. No problems. Everything is fine. (Be remember, this is not something that is supported or approved by Apple or Nike.)
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