I wasn't clear enough. The tracks were all fine and would have played thru had I let them. However, I interrupted them by going to another track and then another after I listened enough to each one to satisfy my interest. While I was doing this, I soon realized that the tracks were disappearing as I clicked on the next selected track. This effect appeared to only happen with this album and in fact when I just now attempted to replicate more track loss, the remaining tracks would not disappear on this album either. Just before my initial post I had just checked that some random albums' tracks seemed to be complete and wouldn't disappear either. The lost tracks only occurred in one or two sessions with that one album. There is an extra issue. I have several cd albums that are listed under 'various' because the lead singer shared singing with some of her well known singing friends. This album is one of those, BUT I haven't lost tracks from a couple other 'various' albums I just checked (and had similarly scanned). If anyone knows where 'various' tracks go if they loose their association, they could be there I suppose. As usual, I hadn't thought to Google this issue until I posted. I found a 37 page active chat about this and similar track loss that began in 2009 and continues to the present. I suppose this could be a random general problem. I can always re-rip the cd but I was (and am) afraid that the problem will repeat. I am still wondering if I accidently clicked on some setting that hid the tracks so they wouldn't repeat and now should change a setting that will un-hide them.

I bought an IPod and ITunes came with it. I love ITunes and have not activated WMP since. I have never used sync, but have had a problem with some songs. I have never researched it but I think it has got something to do with the fact I don't have the CDs for the problem songs. Maybe ITunes is particular about the legal aspects. I have CD's for 98% of my songs and I can edit those and convert them to MP3s with no problem. The ones that had been copied are the problem. I don't use Libraries, didn't like those at all. I put a folder on the desktop like the old system used. BTW; The songs I had a problem were not copied by me. I bought a radio that was a return and someone had left the copied CD in it. Lots and lots of songs on it. It was titled "Mom's Songs" and they were mostly oldies.

I just now got back to trying to updating iTunes to vs 12.. I have checked and I "am" logged in as administrator. There is no password. There is only one account on this computer. I can't click on the update and choose Run As Administrator...... I can't update....it goes clear thru the installation process, and then the error pops up with the message as before...... The installer has insufficient privleges to access this directory C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.Resources\nb.lproj. The installation cannot continue Log on as administrator or contact your system administrator This is an Itunes program on Windows 7. I recently updated in September. In order to talk to apple for help, I will have to pay for it, I think.

Both phones will play MP3s. I play MP3s through iTunes all the time. The key difference between these phones is if you download music from the iTunes Music Store (as about 80% of people who download music legally do). If you do, the iTunes phone is the only one which will play that music directly because it is copy-protected. The other phone will require you to convert the iTunes music to MP3 (not a trivial task).