Corrupt Music Files / Artwork Not Modifiable / Itunes Won't Play Music
I have had this problem for some time and it keeps getting worse, so I am trying to get a firm answer on this once and for all. I will try to be as complete as possible with the configuration I am working with do avoid "what ifs" and such. Thank you for your help in advance!
Setup: Windows XP Pro / Media Center Edition
Itunes 6.0.5.20 (Didn't upgrade because of everyones posted problems)
Quicktime 7.1.3
The Problem: Over time I have noticed that certain MP3s that I have in my library have become unreadable by Itunes. If they are in my library they get an "artwork not modifiable" error in the art box, and if I try to add such a file, itunes will simply not do it or play it at all. If I try and open these files in Quicktime I get "Error -2048: the file is not a movie file." However, if I open it in windows media player the world is fine and my music plays no problem.
Itunes / Quicktime Setup: All MP3s (the whole library) v2.4 ID3 tags
Manual Music Handling (I organize better than the program can IMO)
Default Music Player is WMP (but I never use it with my library)
Extended Information: This has been happening steadily for over about 8 months, but recently I have noticed a large amount of my favorites being rendered useless so I want to take care of it. I normally do NOT edit the music tags in Windows Explorer once I add the files to Itunes library (as this normally results in a similar problem). I have reinstalled Itunes, Quicktime, and Windows from scratch many times with the same result. I have not synced my Ipod Photo in 2 months because if I do I will lose the music my Ipod still sees as good, but Itunes does not. I have deleted my Itunes Library and repopulated it by selecting the whole main music directory and got the same result of those select files not being able to be added to the library.
Thats everything I can think of. I'm simply out of ideas, options and patience with this ... the Zune is looking better and better by the day. That is unless of of you helpful readers have some input for me 🙂.
Thanks again!
Matt
Custom PC - Athlon XP w/ ASUS mobo, Windows XP Pro