Home sharing won't play classical music

Ok, this is a really strange one.
I have just finished ripping all my CDs - about 450 of them - to my MacPro in ALAC format. After I finished, I turned on Home Sharing to share this wonderful new library I created. Home sharing works from the MacPro to my iPhone (IOS 5.0.1), but none of my other computers (my MacBook and Mini) can play any classical tracks. They can all see the files but when I try to play them, an appears besides each track. Every other genre plays fine. Like What's With That!!
Anyone else seen this?? Wonder if Apple specifically doesn't like classical music ... Right.
If I import the files into local iTunes libraries on my MacBook and Mini, they all play fine - just wont play with Home Sharing.
Anyway, any suggestions would be greatly welcome.
Thanks.

FORGOT TO MENTION everything worked fine last week before I reinstalled XP

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