Home sharing not working on windows pc. Any help would be great!

I have recently obtained an Apple TV however I am currently unable to access my music on itunes via home sharing from my windows 7 pc. I have the latest version of iTunes, having updated it a few days ago, and have made sure that all of the apple accounts, networks etc that they are linked to are the same on all my devices but it still will not connect! As far as I am aware, it has nothing to do with my internet connection as we only have one router and my apple tv and ipad have no trouble connecting. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!

I was having the problem where the library would start loading and stopped on half circle. I did research and followed several threads on how to solve the problem until I came across one that solved it.
The problem was actually that I was being very impatient. Please just wait for it to load. It can take a while specially if the content you are trying to share is large. Mine was loading correctly but the auto lock feature that you can find under "Settings" and "General" was active and it was preventing the library from finishing to load. If the phone or Ipod auto locks it will interfere with the correct loading of the Library. The solution that worked for me is: Activate Home Sharing on Itunes, Activate Home Sharing on your Iphone/Ipod and then go to the music or video app and tap "More" then "sahred" and then your Library. Do not leave this screen or do not let your device to auto lock. Just wait with patience and your Library will be there soon or late.

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Aber mit gleichem Windows-PC und MacBookPro doch? Alles im selben Neztwerk. Der PC erscheint beim iMac einfach nicht unter Freigaben. Der iMac erscheint zwar beim PC unter Freigaben, aber wenn man auf die Mediathek des iMac in der PC-Anzeige klickt, erscheint der bunte Drehball und nach einer Weile ist die Anzeige des iMac in der Rubrik Freigabe beim PC nicht mehr da. Erst nach Neustart des PC erscheint der iMac dort wieder. So nutzt mir das gar nichts. Die Einkäufe werden automatisch auf allen drei Geräten aktualisiert.
Sämtliche "Hilfen" habe ich durchsucht, aber ohne Erfolg. Es klappt einfach nicht mit der Freigabe.
Vielleicht ist es ja möglich, eine deutsche Antwort zu bekommen.
Ich kann mir auch gut vorstellen, dass ein solches Forum in Deutschland gut genutzt würde. Es ist sehr schade, dass es das nicht gibt. Aber vielleicht kommt soetwas ja irgenwann einmal. Jetzt wo auch in Deutschland an jeder Ecke Apple-Produkte zu kaufen sind und keine Exoten mehr darstellen.
Vielen Dank im voraus.

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