WMA Files imported in to Itunes?

I have several songs on my computer that are wma files that I want to import into Itunes...I read that I should be able to just drag them in and Itunes will do the work...when I look in explorer I can see them however when I open the Itunes library it is not showing them? What am I doing wrong? I know that I can burn them to a cd and import them that way ...it just seems a waste for 2 songs

Use the iTunes command File > Add File (or Folder) to Library:
-If they are in unprotected WMA format, iTunes will convert them (one by one) and add the converted copy to the library, leaving the original in place.
-If they are protected WMA files, iTunes cannot handle them. You will either need to re-rip from CD, or use WMP to burn them to audio CD.

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