Wheres my multiple speakers?!

I'm running itunes 7.4.2 on os 10.4.10 and have been using the multiple speakers option with my airport express for a while now.
Then yesterday, the option to stream to multiple speakers just suddenly disappeared. I have no idea what I did/what the computer did.
Earlier that day, my roommate was messing around in the airport admin utility, could he have changed something there to make this happen?
Also, at the same time as this, my ipod suddenly stopped showing any music on it (no songs, but all the memory is still being used) and my itunes said it's not recognizing the contents of my ipod
Are these things related?
WHAT'S GOING ON!?

Same problem w/ regard to multiple speakers, it recognized the computer speakers & the remote one but there is no 'multiple speaker' option.
I'm using MAC OS X.4.11 & iTunes 7.5.1.
Mick
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HOUSE PARTY SUCCESS!!!
I have an ATV3 in the living room, one in the bedroom, and one in the garage (for streaming music out there too...). To get the whole compound in sync and have the same music everywhere AND control it from my iPhone, it was / is this easy:
In iTunes, select multiple airplay devices so everywhere you want the music playing is selected. Use the Apple Remote app on your iPhone / iPad and control your iTunes, NOT your ATV. Bada-bing! Full house party music to all the devices and controlled by the phone in your pocket!!!
They should still let you do this from any iOS device directly though...
Enjoy!
- Jed

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