Setting stop time of a song in iTunes

I have done this many times before in iTunes but for some reason it is no longer working. I go to "get info", choose the "options" tab, put a check in the "Stop time" box and then put the time in that I want. As soon as I make any move to exit back into iTunes main screens the "Stop Time" number goes back to what was originally there. Anybody have any ideas??

Sounds like you do not have full permissions to change the file.
Select the \Music\iTunes\ folder and see this -> http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-quickie-vista-permissions

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I had a similar problem, with strange times appearing in the stop time field after I entered it.
I eventually realised that the song must not be playing, or even selected for playing, when you attempt the stop time edit. This is counter-intuitive; both of us wanted to edit the stop time for a song we were playing.
What worked for me was to first select another song and start it playing. Then select the song whose stop time you want to edit, and make the edit.
I hope that solves your problem.
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I didn't have precisely this issue, but one similar. What fixed it (and I don't know why I tried it) was to have iTunes convert the song (from m4a to mp3 in my case), and iTunes corrected the time.
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Message was edited by: TimLindner

I wanted to post a follow-up. I solved my own issue after starting to rule out every possible cause.
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I moved my entire iTunes library (about 80 GB) to my local machine's hard drive, rebuilt my library and now it plays flawlessly!
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The same song played from iTunes on my computer doesn't do that, it plays till the end (8:10).
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infos: Mac OS 10.4.7, iPod classic 30 GB software version 1.2.1

How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
Copying from iPod to Computer threads...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=776996&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=3536077#3536077
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
Also these useful internet articles...
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
http://playlistmag.com/help/2005/01/2waystreet/
iPod: Frequently Asked Questions
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60920
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If I have manually set "Start Time" and "Stop Time" for songs, and my hard drive is backed up in Time Machine, when files/songs are transferred on new hard drive, will my "Start Time" "Stop Time" options be there?

My Macbook Pro will be going in for reimaging and my hard drive will be wiped, I want to know if all my iTunes preferences will be copied if I have backed them up on Time Machine. Specifically, if I have set certain "Start Time" and "Stop Time" for my songs, and I copy my iTunes library, will these "Start Time" and "Stop Time" options remain or will I have to manually set them one by one once again? I need a reply ASAP! Thanks so much!

As far as I'm aware the start & stop times are stored in the library database, not the media files. If you backup/restore/transfer the whole library then the settings are included. If you create a complete copy of your iTunes folder on another drive you can connect to that copy by holding down option/alt as you start iTunes so you can check that everything is working properly before you send the Macbook away.
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Can't change stop time on song

Hi all.
I have a song recently purchased on iTunes that won't let me change the stop time. The actual play time for the song is 3:21, but it stops and goes to the next song, in iTunes, after 3:08. I am not having any problems with the stop time with the same song on my iPhone 4. I know how to chage the stop time of a song; I've done it many times before. But when I go to the options tab on the song, select the stop time check box, and change the time, then click OK, it beeps at me and the stop time goes back to 3:08.
Please help!

Can you confirm that you're -
1 - selecting, then right-clicking a track
2 - selecting Get Info in the context menu and then going to the Options tab
3 - then using the mouse arrow to position the cursor in the Stop Time field
4 - and then changing the entry in that field.
If so, at what point does the problem occur?

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Resetting start and stop times for all songs.
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I can go and reset these parameters manually but I have 5000 songs so wondered if there was a utility or a file I could edit that would do this for me as its really annoying that the DJ software didnt reset these when I uninstalled it at the end of the trial period.
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You might be able to use this script to reset the start/stop times to zero. Try with a small selection and see if it works for you.
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