Itunes 7 smart playlists all screwed up

so i noticed my smart playlists are all screwy with the new itunes. for example. i have my genres in different catagories like rock and rap. anytime when im editing a smart playlist and i choose an option of "this genre DOES NOT CONTAIN" it screws up the entire genre selection. im getting rap songs in my rock catagories... anyone else having this problem?

Maybe it's something related to your iTunes library files. Close iTunes, go to your iTunes music folder, copy the .itl and .xml files and make a copy of them anywhere you want, then delete them from your iTunes music folder. Open the "Previous iTunes Libraries" folder in your iTunes music folder, copy the .itl file and paste it where the other .itl library file was (your iTunes music folder). Now, change its name like this: if it's called iTunes Library 09-12-06, rename it just "iTunes Library" (.itl). Hopefully that'll do the trick. Reopen iTunes and check everything is OK.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1801
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