Itunes 10.4 no home sharing?

my itunes 10.4 had no hom sharing although i login

im having the exact same problem! can someone please help us out?

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    Try a search of the forums or the "More Like This" section to the right.
    Also might have better luck posting to the Apple TV forum.

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    Why will my Apple TV only accept purchases made in Itunes? I am unable to transfer movies and music that I have  downloaded in Itunes through my Apple TV to my TV. All movies are in an MP3 Ipad format.I have followed every troubleshooting suggestion with no luck. If my Apple TV will transfer purchased music, I must assume the Home Sharing is activate on both my computer and TV.

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    @Dr-House:
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    Hello, SeaArrowEnterprise.  
    Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.  
    I understand that iTunes does not recognized your iPod nano.  Here is a troubleshooting article that I would go through when experiencing this issue.  
    iPod: Appears in Windows but not in iTunes
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1363
    Cheers,
    Jason H.

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    Problem solved – While looking elsewhere on the Internet, I ran across an article where a guy in Russia found that his security code for the credit card entered on his iTunes account was missing.
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