ITunes no longer categorizing music

I just changed computers. All my music was backed up on an external hard drive. I downloaded new iTunes version and put my iPod files back into program files. iTunes is up and my iPod is recognized. Also put my old music files back in the proper my music/iTunes/iTunes music folder. Anyway, the library is not updating my music so I have to do each file manually. Also, it is not categorizing by artists in my library, it is just adding new files (new uploads) all together and not categorizing by artist or genre etc.
What am I doing wrong???? Thanks
P.S. I'm on an XP

When you put the music files back into their prior directories, did you also place a copy of the original 'iTunes Library.itl' file into the 'iTunes' folder?
The iTunes music information (meta-data) is stored in two places: the actual individual song files themselves, and the iTunes Library database file (‘iTunes Library.itl’). There is a corresponding XML file that is created by iTunes, but not directly used. See: What are the iTunes Library files?.
- iTunes operates as a database of information for your music files. The actual music files are stored on your PC, not within iTunes. iTunes keeps absolute references of the music file location and other information in its database file. This allows iTunes to use music files from any location on the PC: different directories/folders on the main HD, another internal drive, and external drive or a network drive (or any combination of the above). Each song reference has a specific and hardcoded path so iTunes can find and play (or sync) it. Move the file, change the path, re-map the drive it is on, and iTunes will lose the file (again giving you the '!'). Lose, move or corrupt the ‘iTunes Music.itl’ file and your complete Library will ‘vanish’.
So -- Do you have a copy of the previous ITL file along with the music files you backed up? If so, post back and we can go from there.

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