most of my Windows media player playlists have disappeared

Running Windows XP Home Edition, all updates installed, latest version of WMP 11.

Only four selections remain in the pane all selections. I used to have at least 20 custom created playlists as it appeared. No idea what happened to them and if I can get back them? I spent a lot of time in their creation.

Should I try restore my system to an earlier time to see if a recent update has created the problem? (I don't think that data problems are usually solved backwards in time, however, are they?)

Thanks to all of you who offers some suggestions!

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