Aaargh! i-tunes help needed

[mamama]

I hate itunes - because I can't bloody use it. I am sure it can't be as complicated as it seems.

Can anyone tell me how to:

• Import music from Windows Media Player without doing it one-by-one (I have a lot) and without copying what is already on itunes
  
  
• Delete duplicates without doing them one by one
  
  
• Convert/ move an itunes file so it can be played in media player
  
  TIA

[Mumzarello]

1: Change #3 before you start...
Find out where your media player songs are stored - in media player tools, options, rip music - folder location shown here

Then in itunes:
File
Add folder to library
Choose folder

2: try here

3: You are proably having probs as your itunes songs are in aac format which is incompatible with anything else. Change the way new songs are imported

edit
preferences
advanced
choose importing tab
Choose "impot using" MP3 encoder
Set Quality - I use higher (192)

HTH

[mamama]

Mumzarello, thanks so much for all your help - I'm off to see what I can do with all this music now - it was driving me nuts.

[MhamaiJane]

Hey, sorry for the hi jack but are either cali or mamama still about? Could do with a quick caht before bed, have had a very stressful day.

[MhamaiJane]

Chat even.

[mamama]

Yup = am about - do you want to start a thread, or email? Hope you're ok mhamai x

[MhamaiJane]

Hey mamama, I don't have the cat facility and my e mail contains my rl name so can't post here, I'm just a bit drained, ok in short my father has had alzheimer's disease for the past six years, to cut a long story short he was admitted to hospital this an hour ago after being in casualty since six pm this evening.

We have been down this road on and off for years but it looks like

[Mumzarello]

Glad it helped mamama