ITunes 7 messed up my library, how do I revert?

Well... Another iTunes 7 problem, what a bomb.
This is the case:
I installed iTunes 7, unfortunately without checking forums if there were any problems with it... (When it's official it should work correctly, right?)
After the installation iTunes started a search/work in my iTunes folders, with the result that EVERY cd I have ever ripped on my computer was set to <Unknown> in the tag for Artist and Album...
Yay.
So, I uninstall, install iTunes v6.0.5 again and put the old "iTunes Music Library" file back in the root directory. So the files looks ok at first sight, but then I discover that iTunes 7 has actually moved all the files it renamed into a Unknown folder...
Yay.
So what the h**l do I do now? I am not interested in moving thousands of files manually back to its original folder, and I don't dare to connect my iPod to my computer in fear of messing that one up as well.
Is it any possibility to copy all my files from the iPod into iTunes, so the files will once again be in their corresponding folders? Read something about iGadget, does anyone have any experience using that?
iPod 5G   Windows XP  

I htink that you can:
-Change your preferences so that iTunes manages your files (artist has each own folder, etc).
-Select everything in your library and hit "delete". When it asks if you want to move to Recycle bin say "NO".
-Select all of the files in the "Unknown" folder and drag them into iTunes.
This should force iTunes to move them into the correct folders.
Good luck!

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