Ripping In Windows

I'm on a PC, so I'm downloading from iTunes to my iTunes folder, then burning a cd, and then then ripping the contents of the cd into my Library on Windows Media Player. Seems to work, but one fly in the ointment. One single track in the middle of the cd refuses to rip...any thoughts on a fix...help much appreciated!

Katrina -- Many thanks for your reply...yes, the song plays fine in iTunes from both the Library and Purchased folders...I tried ripping it twice and each time the program goes 31 seconds into the rip in the track, stops, and says "Windows Media Player can't read disk", then it preses on and rips the remaining tracks...since iTunes makes you use a blank disc each time I don't want to keep simply pounding my head against the bricks, but maybe the third time is the charm? Thoughts? JEFF

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Once I've got the CD visible, I click Import. All goes well if I keep iTunes on top (making me hostage to the import process), or if I toggle away to another program and stay away. But if I return to iTunes in the middle of the rip -- poof! -- the import stops and the CD vanishes as if ejected.
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I have been building my iTunes library. iTunes rips some CDs with no problem. However, ripping other CDs causes my computer to lock up which requires a hard shut down in order get out of iTunes. The CDs which are a problem with iTunes can be ripped with Windows Media Player and then imported to iTunes but, that makes unnecessary work. Furthermore, I never know which CDs will work with iTunes and which ones won't! I have followed all of the standard "Apple" advise, to included uninstalling and installing the iTunes software a number of times. Nothing helps! Early in 2006, I did not experience this problem. Do you have any ideas?
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The only way around it that I've found is to manually copy all the AIFF files from the cd to my desktop and then import in to itunes from there, and that works without any problem but then I have to enter all the track titles, etc., manually--inconvenient but nothing more.
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What do you guys think of using the ipod touch on a windows computer?
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Error while importing CD's in ITUNES

I got the the flowing messages while importing cd's to my network disk.
System failed to parse media metadata of file [/volume1/music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Compilations.
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Look at the fine print on the CD or on the CDs case to see if there is any mention of it being "Protected" or having DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the CD.
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+1. Unified email in-box instead of completely separate box for each account+
What's the point? Then you'll have less of an idea which message came from where.
+2. The ability to create shortcuts and liberate functions from within the "settings" menu and move them to the main page OR+
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Point taken, this might not be a horrible feature to have a soft button on the home page for turning on and off all -three- transmitters separately.
+4. Better battery life when wifi and/or bluetooth are activated+
This is entirely dependent on the hardware chips driving those transceivers. As such, you're dreaming.
+5. Improved performance from the Edge Network. With a wifi connection the thing hums, but with Edge sometimes it won't even completely download email (especially if it has attachments). That is lame.+
Welcome to EDGE. It's barely faster than an analog modem. Your 3G iPhone will be on the market in a year or two. Live with it until then.
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Aaaaaaaaamen! This is the biggest failure of QA I've ever seen. Even normal iPod headphones won't fit!!!
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Itunes 10.0 Crash/Freeze when beginning to importing CD

All,
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All,
I recently bought my father an iPod Nano 5th gen. We got about 5 CD's properly imported on iTunes 9 when I was showing him how to import and sync his device. However, soon after I 'cut him loose' he reported a problem with the iTunes freezing and causing trouble for the rest of the computer. I've replicated the symptom and have done an evening of searching with no avail. I upgraded to v10 with the problem persisting. Here is the progression of how to replicate the symptoms...
1. start computer/itunes
2. insert cd
3. click yes when asked "would you like to import this CD"
4. iTunes begins importing, but freezes on the first song with less than 1/16 completed. iTunes no longer responsive
(5.) Can CtrlAltDel and shut down iTunes, but other functions remain inactive (starting new programs, shutting down, etc... computer needs hard restart)
(6.) Can replicate with 3 other CD's. Stopped trying after this.
(7.) Can successfully rip via Windows Media Player and drop and drag into iTunes. To me, this proves correct working order of CD rom drive and general windows software.
Alternately, iTunes will freeze when simply trying to play off of a CD within 5 seconds of playing the song.
I have tried operating with the "Use error correction when importing CDs" unchecked, yielding no different results.
Please advise, thank you in advance!!!
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