Actions and Image Trace

Hello,
I'm doing some work that requires line art to be created from simple grey-scale images. I am using Adobe Illustrator Creative Cloud as well. What I'm wanting to do is create an action that utilizes the image trace feature to help speed up the processes. The problem is, I cannot change the settings in the image trace section inside (it just uses the default setting in the image trace) which just creates a white image (usually a square) and doesn't actually trace around my image. What I'm wanting to do is be able to select the silhouette preset and have that command be sent to my action macro.
Here is what I'm wanting my Action to look like
- Rasterize Layer
     - Defined Settings
- Image Tracing
     - Switch to Silhouette settings rather than Default (this is where I can't change the settings)
     - Make image trace
- Expand Image
It's not that complex, but I can't seem to get anything to work. I've done a lot of hunting around and I really haven't been able to find anything to help get me started on trying to figure this out. If anyone has any insight please let me know!
Thanks!

PhotoLady,
If you have Windows, I believe they are if nothing to the contrary is indicated.
May I ask which 8 and which 4?
It seems that there may be something else causing the issues.
Unfortunately, our forum staff friends have been absent since the forum change.
The following is a general list of things you may try when the issue is not in a specific file (you may have tried/done some of them already); 1) and 2) are the easy ones for temporary strangenesses, and 3) and 4) are specifically aimed at possibly corrupt preferences); 5) is a list in itself, and 6) is the last resort.
1) Close down Illy and open again;
2) Restart the computer (you may do that up to 3 times);
3) Close down Illy and press Ctrl+Alt+Shift/Cmd+Option+Shift during startup (easy but irreversible);
4) Move the folder (follow the link with that name) with Illy closed (more tedious but also more thorough and reversible);
5) Look through and try out the relevant among the Other options (follow the link with that name, Item 7) is a list of usual suspects among other applications that may disturb and confuse Illy, Item 15) applies to CC, CS6, and maybe CS5);
Even more seriously, you may:
6) Uninstall, run the Cleaner Tool (if you have CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6/CC), and reinstall.
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html

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