Smart Playlists Won't Update

Since I updated to iTunes 6.0.3 I can no longer change the Date Added section of my Smart Playlists. So I tried creating a new Smart Playlist and it won't let me save a Date Range - no matter what I enter, it beeps when I close it and then when I check again the Date Added has reverted to Date Added is <today's date>.
Are other people having this problem? And if so, how do I get around it? Is it a bug in 6.0.3? Or is it just me?
(I know this sounds like a minor problem but I organize a lot of my music this way...)
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.5)

No problem on my system.
I suppose the format has to be the same as you have set in System Preferences>International>Formats.
Can you check that?
Hope this helps.
M
17' iMac fp 800 MHz 768 MB RAM Mac OS X (10.3.9) Several ext. HD (backup and data)

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