Songs dont appear in itunes libary

i have new ipod 60gig ive downloaded latest itunes & ipod updater. i'm experiencing problems with itunes not listing all mp3 files anywhere in the libary out of 5000 songs only 800 show up files are organized as such
eg f:/multimedia/music/albums/artist/album title/00 song title.mp3
all mp3 are compressed with lame @ 320 high quality
fist i droped albums folder onto itunes libary window
then i cleared library and added single folders from add folder function still same problem i tryed making itunes default still same problem tryed every thing. im no dummie when it comes to computers but im stumped/frustrated please help
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Thomas, Apple designed iTunes to not work well with techniques commonly used by music pirates to illegally distribute music on the Internet. If you're really interested in using a too like Limewire, please look for support somewhere else.

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