ID3 tags lose info

I just got a Nano(2nd gen). My ID3 tags are correct when I use MP3 files in Winamp (even the CD text is accurate even if misspelled and in the wrong column) but when I move them to I-tunes I get Track 01, Track 02, Track 03, etc.
The files that were on my computer don't lose info but my CDs do. When I put them on my Music they still have the info but sending them to I-tunes, they're lost. They are home-made CDs (compilations from all over the place) Will have to enter all the info manually? Hope not.
What to do ? Thanks for any answer. Being new I'm still fumbling my way through the process. An instruction booklet about getting music into an Ipod would have been very helpful.

Matt,
I can't say that I've has problems with songs dissappearing completely, but I have pulled out a lot of hair when the id3 tags revert to old song info.
I changed "johnny cash/june carter" to just "johnny cash" about 10 or so times because it just keeps going back even when i edit the tags with a tag editor. I had the same issue with a handful of songs. Very frustrating.
Someone suggested that I check Windows Media Player, and if it's set up to Automatically fix song info in it's preferences. I think this is what was happening, every time WMP would be running, it would look up song info on the internet and think that my edits were incorrect.
I unchecked the auto-update feature on WMP, so far, no problems, but it's only been a week or so. So we'll see.

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