Problem viewing 'pre-views' of Videos & Films on iTunes v8.0.1

Hi All
Have this problem. Upgraded to iTunes 8 (v8.0.1) and now when I go to the iTunes store and view a Music Video or Film, it will only play the first 4 to 12 seconds of it, before it returns back to the main window.
I'm running an iMac Intel with OS X 10.5.5. Get the same problem when viewing on a Intel MacBook, also with OS X 10.5.5 and iTunes v8.0.1
Did not get this problem with version 7.x.x
Am I the only one who has this problem??
Regards
Lee

Hi GrayOwl,
I haven't come across this particular issue in the latest version of iTunes, so bear with me.
Quit iTunes. Try deleting the iTunes preference file. com.apple.iTunes.plist
/Users/YourName/Library/Preferences. Drag that .plist file from your Preferences folder to your Desktop. Launch iTunes, access the iTunes Store and try to preview a track. If it works as it should, drag that .plist file to the Trash, empty the Trash and reboot. Your Mac will create a new iTunes preference file for you the next time you launch iTunes... if that didn't help...
Try Repairing Disk Permissions. Launch Disk Utility (Applications/Utilities). Select MacintoshHD 10.x.x in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab, then click Repair Disk Permssions. Quit DU when it's finished, reboot, try iTunes.
If you don't use one, there are several disk utilities available to use.
Onyx, is free and available here: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/20070&vid=476445&mode=info
MacJanitor is good also: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/10491
and AppleJack here: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19596
I suggest downloading from Version Tracker so you can view the Reviews/Customer Feedback and make a decision based on the information provided by users.
Carolyn
Message was edited by: Carolyn Samit

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