ITunes doesn't pick up information from mp3 files - resorts into unknown..

I installed iTunes to use with my new iPod shuffle. Previously I had used Real Player to manage my music. All of my music in my library was setup in folders (i.e. Artist Folder\Album Folder\Tracck no. - Songtitle.mp3). This worked fine and all the information for the files was intact.
When I installed iTunes and added my music library to it, it resorted my songs and placed more than half of them in a folder called "Unknown Artist" and now all I have are hundreds of files with just the track and song title. If I open this folder with Windows (in My Computer) it shows all the information for the file (i.e. artist, album, etc.) but iTunes still placed it in "Unknown"
Just another shining example of Apple and PCs not playing well together? Has anyone else had this problem? More importantly, how do I fix it or can I use Real Player to manage music my iPod?
This is a real problem for me, I have over 2500 songs in my library and now over 900 are basically unidentifiable for artist or album....

First try another cable since Googling shows that has cause this problem in the past. Especially non-Apple cable.
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