IPod won't update smart playlist

Last week, I had a smart play list set: limit to nine songs, playing only unrated songs. It would go thru 9 songs and then stop and go back to the music menu choice. If I selected the playlist again, 9 new songs would be in the list. Now, I have to plug it into my computer to get a refreshed list. An idea how I can get my old functionality back? Thanx.
dell   Windows XP  

I find that if I pause playback and exit all the way to the main menu, the smart playlist is refreshed when I go back into it.
I have several smart playlists on my iPod and they are all able to immediately update using this method.

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