ITunes 9 genius mix missing?

I installed iTunes 9, and everything is fine; my playlists, music, etc, is all there. However, the genius mix app thing is not showing up. Everything has been upgraded, even the format of iTunes, but the genius mix isn't coming up. How do I get it?

Hey Jersey
After you finished the iTunes 9 update did you update your Genius account (Store - Update Genius). Until you do this Genius Mixes won't display.
Hope this helps.
Russ

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i got a question concerning the itunes genius mixes. i dont have my whole library on my ipod classic, so i cant synchronize the genius mix with the ipod. my question is, if i can select different playlists, which the itunes would use to create the mixes ?
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This looks similar to my problem (see https://discussions.apple.com/message/22875572#22875572), I also have/had TuneUp installed though I found it didn't really affect anything since iTunes also crashes with the program cleanly removed.

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Dont worry mate I know what you're asking
Unfortunately if you start a genius mix there's no way to save it. That said, you can save a genius mix that's pretty close to it
Highlight whichever song it is that started the mix, (in my case it was Megadeth's Skin of My Teeth) and you know the circle that appears with the arrow pointing right? Click that, then click Create Genius Playlist.
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I dont see the "genius mix" option as stated in the help documentation in iTunes"
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I do not have any genius mix options to choose. How can i get this back? I used to have it in pervious versions of iTunes.
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http://support.microsoft.com/mats/Program_Install_and_Uninstall
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