Problem when import IIustrator files to after Effects

When I import an Illustrator file, select the layers are applied animations etc and I keep my project. A few days later, I open the project again in After Effects and the layers are changed the names do not match the drawings represent.

Toggle the layer name/source name column in the timeline.
Mylenium

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Found the solution!
I found the answer on a post on http://Creativecow.net
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Have you installed the recent updates? (If not, you should. They fix a lot of problems.) Yes
What operating system? This should include specific minor version numbers, like "Mac OSX v10.6.8"---not just "Mac". Windows 7
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Are you using the ray-traced 3D renderer? no
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glitch - Tetra84's library
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