On import, lost many id3 tags

Using an iPod and iTunes for the first time. Imported my music into iTunes (leaving the files where they are). Of the ~3600 songs, 744 have lost their id3 tags. iTunes knows the name, but not the artist, album, genre, track number.
If I look directly at the file properties in Windows Explorer, or if I look at the files in Winamp, all that info exists.
Please tell me I don't have to type that all in. Any easy way to fix?

I have tried some programs for tag - repair/rename/etc, but none of them can read properly all info from mp3 file. Some of them find picture in file, but they have problem with loading it (pictures looks like bad modern art . Others find picture and ID3v1, but have problem with ID3v2...
At last, I have tried something in iTunes: right-click on file with tag problem, „Convert ID3 tags...“, on dialog box check „ID3 tag version“ and after „OK“, everything is OK.

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    I am having the same problem.
    Another long time user (prefering creative over ipods!) and never had any problems with transferring audiobooks onto my player.
    Got given this MX for christmas when my last Vision M broke but can not get any audiobooks onto the player in any meaningful way
    I cut a book into about 70 mp3 tracks. In my old players I could just transfer them using explorer. I would keep all the artwork, artist and files names and they would be in order.
    With this MX I loose all the tag details and the MX will not recognise the "Audiobook" genre
    The tracks are in some random order (and shuffle is NOT on)
    Track numbers have been lost as well.
    Artwork details has been lost.
    Artists details have been lost.
    I use my mp3 player for audiobooks and think that this beautiful player is worse than useless and I dont have the heart to tell my children who bought it for me.
    I have tried to change the tags once the files are on the player but nothing works. I have used MediaJukebox, Media player, Explorer and Creative central. All to no avail.
    Is there some software update that will fix this problem?
    Please help.
    John

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