Lightroom 2.5 export loses "Date Photo Taken" date in Windows

Anyone else having the problem where the Windows file created by the Export option creates a .JPG file that no longer retains the "Date Photo Taken" date in the new file.
This is bad because I can no longer sort files based on when they were taken.
The original (Raw or JPG) files have this information in their file headers, but the new JPG created by Export does not have this.
Is there any way to retain this data?

John,
That was my problem! Thank you so much!
I was seeing the problem with the JPG files that were created by the Export command. Since I was later adding tags and keywords with Elements, I was concerned when all the shoot information was being wiped.
The box was indeed checked, and unchecking it fixed the problem.
Thank you!

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