Ipod mini playlist

I recently had my original ipod mini replaced with a new one due to a faulty battery. I have connected up my new ipod and wanted to transfer my original playlist onto this new ipod. It has since produced two play lists. One is the old list and the new one is "in shadow" so I can't access it or change it. I have tried clicking in every concievabel part of the page but it will not highlight the list so that I can change it.
Can anyone tell me how I can get this list to be active for me to use.
Windows XP

The songs are "greyed out" because you have the iPod set to transfer songs automatically. That is also why the padlock icon appears at the bottom of iTunes next to the space used/available.
If you want the songs to be bold and selectable/editable, then you need to change to manage the content manually.
Please note that by editing/changing the songs on your iPod in this manner, the changes will not affect the songs in iTunes, only on your iPod.

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Welcome to the Apple Discussions, Suryanarayana!
Can someone confirm if this is true?
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Ericka, Welcome To The Apple Discussion Site.
If your iPod is Set to Automatic Sync. Then You should Not have any problem With Your Playlist... If they are Listed In the Source Panel On iTunes, and Check-Up, The Songs should be transfert and also playlists To your iPod.
Another Thing, Thank You for posting. But next Time, Post In the correct Folder.. It seems you Use Windows XP.. And You are Under " Connecting to Mac ". and It Should be Under " Connecting To Windows ".
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