New iMac, no loops...

I just got a new iMac yesterday, with GB3 installed, and when I first opened it, no loops, surprise surprise. I install the Apple Loops CD, and...still no loops. I've installed it twice and still no luck.
The loops are there, on the computer, but won't show up in the loop browser. When I reopen GB, it says I have no loops and to reinstall the CD. I've tried dragging loops from the folder into the loop browser, and it says "this loop already exists...would you like to replace it?" etc...which makes no sense, because as far as I can see, there are no loops to replace...
I've tried everything in the help section, and that didn't seem to be very helpful...but while I've used GB I've never installed it or any loops. So I could be missing something obvious. If so, please enlighten me. :]

try this:
search your hard drive for "Apple Loops Index" and delete the contents of the folder(s). Then drop the folder(s) of loops onto the loop browser so GB can re-index them.

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