Why does my itunes keep making songs skip in the middle of playback?

I have just got a new laptop HP DV6157EA laptop and when i try to play tracks on itunes it will sometimes skip the track every 3 seconds or so.I have made sure that the computer isnt running anything else when im playing my track and the same thing still occurs. I have also tried deleting the tracks and reimporting the cd.Does anyone know how to rectify this problem? (should have stuck with a macbook!)

Not a computer issue but a itunes issue.
I tried this and it helped.
To get to the Task Manager go:
CtrlAltDel then "Task Manager" then go to the "Processes" tab.
Locate "iTunes.exe" Right-Mouse click to "Set Priority" then choose "High".
Hope that helps.
still skips if I move mouse.

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