Updating ID3 Tags in the library

I have more than 4000 mp3s in my library, many are missing mp3 tags (downloaded mostly from limewire).
I spent days and updated all the tag information in the original folder (external hard drive) using a tag editor (tagscanner) but I don't know how to update (or synchornize) my itunes library to recognize these new tags. My itunes library still shows the old tags (some without any tags and some with wrong genres...etc).
Is there a way I can get itunes to recognize the new tag changes although the file name is still the same?
I am using ITunes 6 (version 6.0.5.20) and Ipod 60GB with video.
Thanks.
HP Pavilion dv 1000 Windows XP 1 GB Ram, 100 GB Disk, 3.6 Ghz

I'm not sure if there is a proper way to "refresh" the database, but you can remove them from the iTunes library then add them back. Of course, you'll lose your ratings, play count, and may have to re-do some playlists.

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Hi there Br0x,
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1451
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It does for most fields, but it won't change the song title.
I still don't understand what you mean by "main files" or why you are deleting and re-importing. Sorry, but without more information, I don't have any suggestions. iTunes writes tags just fine for me but I allow iTunes to organize all my music. My iTunes files are my only music files.

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Greetings,
I've read about iTunes taking forever "processing file" when people have downloaded songs, but haven't seen a reference to this problem when changing the ID3 tags for songs within the program.
Sometimes it will take many seconds to complete this task, often with the "processing file" box showing up and sometimes with the spinning pinwheel too.
This hasn't always been such a slow process. Usually in the past my tags got updated instantaneously, even if I was changing, say, the album info for a whole batch of songs. More recently, iTunes has been consistently slow in carrying this out.
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