I have now followed more advice on this matter, and infact it works, to "launch" into itunes for real, go to apple>file exchange> and under PC exchange remove all the mp3 files (mine were quicktime and itunes) remove all the quick time mp3 and leave the PC extension mp3 with itunes. Now I don't have to bother looking for the mp3 files in the long winded process that I described above, cos there ain't no need!

Godd luck everybody