Why won't my music import into iTunes?

I clicked on File, Add to Library, and then when i choose the song, it doesn't go into iTunes

Go to iTunes menu EDIT > PREFERENCES > ADVANCED Tab
you may find iTunes Media file Location box is blank(sometimes this happens after an update).
If that is the case, click the change button and link it to your iTunes Media Folder as follows:
Win 7 C:\Users\<username>\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media
WinXP C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Media
However,if your Media Folder is not missing from the Advanced tab, proceed to repair your QuickTime:
Control Panel >
Add n Remove Progrms(XP)
Programs n Features(Win7/Vista)
highlight QuickTime, click CHANGE then REPAIR
Restart Computer.

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