Error when accessing video content via Home Sharing on iPad

Updated iTunes (Oct. 22) with the iCloud Control Panel for Windows 7. I enabled iCloud for Windows 7 via the Control Panel. Home Sharing is enabled in itunes. I can play music on my iPad2 using the Library on my Windows machine. But it I try to play any videos (movies/tv) the following error is displayed:
"You do not have permission to access the requested resource"
The Home Sharing is working on my Apple TV device. Any suggetions or help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Troy

I had exactly the same problem on my iPhone. Switching it off and back on again has solved the problem. My iTunes library is on a Mac but I don't think that should make any difference. Intermittently, I have also had difficulty accessing my iTunes library from my iPad2 although not with any error message. Turning home sharing off and back on again in iTunes solved that one
Mike

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#1.5#001321C84B3300A304DC7B0100001D50000465605028DCB3#1237364243036#com.sap.tc.cbs.server.rt.impl.Pulsar##com.sap.tc.cbs.server.rt.impl.Pulsar######6575e170137111de9951001321c84b33#Thread[CBS-Pulsar 12432550/ad9cf170-12e8-11de-99b2-001321c84b33,10,SAPEngine_System_Thread[impl:5]_Group]##0#0#Error#1#/Applications/CBS/Administration#Java###CBS Instance pulse thread will try to recover#1#CBS-Pulsar 12432550/ad9cf170-12e8-11de-99b2-001321c84b33#
#1.5#001321C84B3300A304DC7B0200001D50000465605028DE21#1237364243036#com.sap.tc.cbs.server.rt.impl.CourteousTimer##com.sap.tc.cbs.server.rt.impl.CourteousTimer######6575e170137111de9951001321c84b33#Thread[CBS-Pulsar 12432550/ad9cf170-12e8-11de-99b2-001321c84b33,10,SAPEngine_System_Thread[impl:5]_Group]##0#0#Error##Java###A problem during RUN
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#1.5#001321C84B3300A304DC7B0400001D50000465605028DF04#1237364243036#com.sap.tc.cbs.server.rt.impl.Pulsar##com.sap.tc.cbs.server.rt.impl.Pulsar######6575e170137111de9951001321c84b33#Thread[CBS-Pulsar 12432550/ad9cf170-12e8-11de-99b2-001321c84b33,10,SAPEngine_System_Thread[impl:5]_Group]##0#0#Error#1#/Applications/CBS/Administration#Java### faces a problem time in sequence#2#CBS-Pulsar 12432550/ad9cf170-12e8-11de-99b2-001321c84b33#11651183th#
#1.5#001321C84B3300A304DC7B0600001D50000465605028DFDA#1237364243036#com.sap.tc.cbs.server.rt.impl.Pulsar##com.sap.tc.cbs.server.rt.impl.Pulsar######6575e170137111de9951001321c84b33#Thread[CBS-Pulsar 12432550/ad9cf170-12e8-11de-99b2-001321c84b33,10,SAPEngine_System_Thread[impl:5]_Group]##0#0#Error#1#/Applications/CBS/Administration#Java### faces the following problem: #2#CBS-Pulsar 12432550/ad9cf170-12e8-11de-99b2-001321c84b33#java.lang.IllegalStateException: CBS-Pulsar 12432550/ad9cf170-12e8-11de-99b2-001321c84b33 did not confirm instance activity for more than 180 sec.#
#1.5#001321C84B3300A304DC7B0800001D50000465605028E0A1#1237364243036#com.sap.tc.cbs.server.rt.impl.Pulsar##com.sap.tc.cbs.server.rt.impl.Pulsar######6575e170137111de9951001321c84b33#Thread[CBS-Pulsar 12432550/ad9cf170-12e8-11de-99b2-001321c84b33,10,SAPEngine_System_Thread[impl:5]_Group]##0#0#Error#1#/Applications/CBS/Administration#Java###CBS Instance pulse thread will try to recover#1#CBS-Pulsar 12432550/ad9cf170-12e8-11de-99b2-001321c84b33#
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#1.5#001321C84B3300A304DC7B0D00001D50000465605028E3B5#1237364243036#com.sap.tc.cbs.server.rt.impl.Pulsar##com.sap.tc.cbs.server.rt.impl.Pulsar######6575e170137111de9951001321c84b33#Thread[CBS-Pulsar 12432550/ad9cf170-12e8-11de-99b2-001321c84b33,10,SAPEngine_System_Thread[impl:5]_Group]##0#0#Error#1#/Applications/CBS/Administration#Java### faces the following problem: #2#CBS-Pulsar 12432550/ad9cf170-12e8-11de-99b2-001321c84b33#java.lang.IllegalStateException: CBS-Pulsar 12432550/ad9cf170-12e8-11de-99b2-001321c84b33 did not confirm instance activity for more than 180 sec.#
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H.264 Profile: High
H.264 Level: 3.1
Container is MP4, as is the file extension. (Since dragged-and-dropped MKV files default to M4V in Handbrake, I select MKV then re-select MP4 from the Container drop-down before adding to Handbrake's queue.)
Someone suggested I simply change the file extension to M4V, so I tried it, but that did not fool any of the stream devices.
I have been testing the output MP4 files on my PC as I go, and once they played fine in VLC after Handbrake, I have been deleting the MKV files. I can go back and rip them all again if I have to (these are all from DVDs I personally own), but obviously I'd rather not do that! So my questions now are:
- Could this be related to the audio stream? I've been opting for the DD 3/2.1 stream whenever possible when ripping, and letting Handbrake mix it down.
- If I run the MP4s through Handbrake a second time with a different setting, will it do a pass-through convert instead of a full re-encode? (I don't want to shrink the video if only the audio needs attention.) If so, which setting should that be?
- Is there a way to repair these MP4 files without completely starting over with a fresh MKV?
- If I have to start from scratch, should I go with Constant Quality over Average Bitrate?
Hopefully someone can spot my issue based on this description. I'm happy to send you my Handbrake settings as a .plist file and offer any other info I can, as I'm stumped as to what went wrong. There has to be a logical reason. Thanks!

I've continued tests on different films, and tried my entire collection. I've found about two dozen that will play fine on the PC, but will not cooperate when streamed to either Apple TV or my iPad. I tried several more tests with the audio, and that turned out not to be a factor -- I could not replicate that on another test.
I wonder if something in the header of these files is corrupted or a flag is set incorrectly or something along those lines, as the data appears to be fine -- it's just not "handshaking" with my streaming hardware and/or the Apple Home Sharing code that powers it.
Is there any way for me to "scrub" these files and amend their headers, or get into the file and tinker with that info by hand?

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PROBLEM SOLVED -
I found this on someone else's post on another website...
You have to sign into your home sharing with the SAME apple ID and password on each computer. It's common for people to want to put their individual/own ID and password on "their" computer, but that is not correct to fully authorize home share. Even on someone else's machine on your network, you still use the same apple ID and password for all computers you want to home share with. The other computer isn't getting access to your account or anything like that. You just have to use the same ID and password on each machine and that will enable home share among all home share computers that logged in with that ID and password. Otherwise you will just be able to see and stream the other computer's content, but you will not be able to copy it over or drag and drop.

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