Can see but not access shared library

I have a PC running Windows XPsp3 and the latest version of iTunes, and my husband is on a macbook using the latest OS and iTunes. We both have Home Sharing enabled and he can access my library, but I can not access his. I can see his shared library but when I click on it, it thinks for a while and kicks me back to my library. I checked to make sure we were both using the same account info and that we both had sharing enabled. I checked to make sure our respective firewalls where allowing iTunes through. We are using an AirPort for our router; I'm wired in and he is wireless. I've been looking in the community and can't see where anyone has successfully resolved this problem.
BTW, before I recently reformatted and rebuilt my PC, when I encountered this problem I would get an error stating I needed to check my firewall. Reformatting my PC did not correct the problem, only removed the error message.
Anyone have any other ideas?

check out these links:
Troubleshooting security software issues
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