# Genres not being read correctly with WMAs and MP3s
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genres-not-being-read-correctly-with-wmas-and-mp3s/6075
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 16, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genres-not-being-read-correctly-with-wmas-and-mp3s/6075 "2008-01-16T02:41:43Z")
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### Author:  [@General\_Crespin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/General_Crespin)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genres-not-being-read-correctly-with-wmas-and-mp3s/6075/1 "2008-01-16T02:41:43Z")
G'morning all,
I hope the answer isn't glaringly obvious. I've browsed the forums, haven't seen anything.
I'm running Vista 64-bit. This problems does not change if XP compatibility mode is selected.
A lot of my songs have the genres showing up correctly in Windows Explorer, but in Mp3tag v2.39m (and the non-dev version), the genres for a lot of songs are not showing up correctly. In Winamp genre is Rock, in Mp3tag genre is 17. It doesn't correspond to tag #.
If wanted I will upload a file that is having problems.
They are all MP3 files identified as using ID3v2.4.
To reiterate: Windows Explorer and Winamp shows MP3s as having proper tags, Mp3tag does not.
If more information is needed, please let me know, I don't know what else to provide.
Thanks much!
**EDIT:** [Discovered the cause!](http://www.musikcube.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=1644)
I hate how I despair at finding a solution so I post and as soon as I post, I discover the solution... ah well... perhaps somebody else will find this of use.
Mods, feel free to change topic to solved or whatever.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genres-not-being-read-correctly-with-wmas-and-mp3s/6075/2 "2026-02-09T12:20:42Z")