How to download previous music purchases

I have iTunes 10.6.3 on OSX 10.5.8
When I go to the STORE -> Purchase section in iTunes, it is empty.  It should not be.
When I click Download Previous Purchases, it takes me to a page which has Music, Moves, TV Shows etc across the top. 
When I click on Music, nothing happens.
I have tried Signing Out/In.  My computer is Authorised.
I tries following the steps here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
...but it does not work, and my iTunes window looks different in step 4.
Any advice appreciated...

OK I got it working.
My Safari was not up to date (I don't use it for web browsing).
I had been accessing the above windows from the left hand menu in iTunes.  For a laugh, I tried accessing via the right hand menu.  This link gave me a warning about Safari needing an update, whereas the left hand menu did not.
First click "iTunes Store" in the right hand menu, see the Home page with all the ads for pop music you don't want, then click "Purchased" in the "Quick Links" section to the right to get the warning.

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