Cannot see music in programs besides iTunes

I changed from an XP computer to a Windows 7 and copied all of my songs from the My Music folder from the old hard drive. My iPod plays fine, iTunes recognizes the songs and playlists, but when I use WMP 12, the device is not recognized at all, and in RealPlayer, the iPod is recognized but it says "(Internal)" after the name, and I cannot see the songs and playlists, though it recognizes that the iPod is half full.
When I go to Explorer, the music folder is empty. I can only see the songs by right clicking and selecting "Open as Portable Device" and finding the music folder within the iPod_Control folder. If I drag the music up to the first music folder, it duplicates the file and takes up space, (as if the iPod is partitioned), but then I can see the song in RealPlayer.
Any suggestions before I give up and click "Restore" in iTunes? I know I could simply do that, but it's the principle. Thanks!
PS - "Enable disk usage" is already checked, I've stopped and restarted Apple Mobile Service and I've been in and out of disc mode.

Hi camilo1861,
If you are having issues sharing music in iTunes from your MacBook Pro, you may find the following article helpful:
iTunes: How to share music and video
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2688
Regards,
- Brenden

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