ITunes on Mac vs. PC & Apple TV

This might be a simple issue that is eluding me. I recently got an Apple Tv for Christmas (yay!). Since I was snowbound with relatives over the Christmas holiday I hooked up the Apple Tv for entertainment and paired it with my Macbook and it's iTunes library. Since then I have returned home and relocated the unit and erased the sycronization with my Macbook.
I am now using the Apple Tv with my Windows Xp desktop and iTunes version 9 for PC. My question is- I only see 'Summary' and 'Photos' for my Apple Tv device in iTunes. Are all the tabs not included as a feature for the windows version or am I being silly and just doing something wrong?
Merry Christmas to all!
-EA

Thanks for the prompt reply Chenks. I removed all libraries from the Apple Tv and then attempted to reconnect to my XP desktop with the same results. I have just reset to factory defaults and then first sync'd with my XP desktop this time.
I still only see 'Summary' and 'Photos' in my AppleTV device in iTunes. Have I discovered some sort of bug or does the iTunes 9 in windows not have all the wonderful options that are on the mac?

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