Error (-208)

Can someone please help?
I have had to re-instal my iTunes for whatever reason and now my purchases are not available (locked). When i autorize my 'machine' it says it is successful. seconds later i get an error saying "We could not complete you music store request. An unkown error occured (-208). There was an error in the music store. Please try again later."
I have verified my login details and right clicked to 'Get Info' to ensure the details are correct. the dates were right, it even accepted that i was the purchasee.
I go into the music store and see that some of my purchased songs are noted as "Previously Purchased", however others are not.
I have tried downloading iTunes 7.6.2 and it comes up with that Internet Explorer thing suggesting that i am not connected to the internet.

If you haven't already done so, try just restarting your computer.
If you have any anti-virus software on the computer (Norton, McAfee, TrendMicro, etc.) or Firewalls, try temporarily disabling them and trying iTunes again.
It may also help to tell iTunes to deauthorize first, and then authorize again.
You might also give these steps a shot:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306424
CG

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