Cannot use "My Rating" in Smart Playlists

Am using iTunes 6.0.1.3. I want to create a Smart Playlist where one of the rules is "My Rating is greater than 3 stars".
However, the box in which I should be able to enter a star rating is blank, and I'm unable to click in it or tab round to it to enter my desired rating.
Is this a known bug? Does this work OK for others? It would be good to know a) if it works OK for others (which makes it my problem) or b) if it's broken for others too (which makes it a bug)
Thanks,
Alan.

hi...im new to discussions and i have no idea how to make my own post. or maybe you can help me. i purchased an album on iTunes today and as it was downloading, iTunes had an error and had to close. and when i opened iTunes again, it wasn't downloading the album i had just bought. So i how do i have it continue downloading the album i just bought? thank you.
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