Songs stop prematurely in iTunes 10.6.1.7

I've seen this question asked many times as I search the forum but very few answers. After upgrading computers and copying all of my music into iTunes on my new PC, some of my songs (about 40% of them) now stop playing prematurely and go to the next song. I can delete the file and reimport it and it'll play just fine but doing that for 15,000 songs is not really feasible. Is there a way to correct this problem on a large scale? Could it be a corrupt XML file or the like??

philip_jackson wrote:
I have browsed a number of threads on this suggesting converting to AAC, but they seem to apply to old itunes.
I have a number of songs which are ineligble, most seeminlgy becuase of low bit rate. I remember the AAC option from previous versions of itunes but this does not seem to be an option in any of the menus in the latest version. I have "convert to ipod or iphone" adn "convert to apple tv" (both greyed out). The other option is convert to MP3 and this is the only one available. A quick check in the info shows that most files are saved as MPEG 2 - layer 3.
Any thoughts?
Depending on what the import settings are in iTunes Prefs, when you right click (or Control+Click) an ineligible song you'll see "create AAC version" or "create MP3 version" in the contextual menu. Check the import settings by pulling down iTunes > Preferences > General > Import Settings. Set it to Import Using: AAC Encoder, Setting: iTunes Plus. This does not guarantee the track will be "matched," though. It can only increase the likelyhood.
philip_jackson wrote:
Some of the other files that are ineligible are all correct size and correct bit rate but purchased 2007 and before. Possibly with my wifes apple id. Can we do anything about these?
It's possible these are protected AAC files purchased with someone else's iTunes Store ID that is not authorized for use on this computer. If you know the iTunes Store userID/password it may be possible to authorize the computer by pulling down Store > Authorize This Computer and entering the appropriate iTunes Store ID.

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