Why isn't home sharing working?

I can't get home sharing to work on my Apple TV(2) nor my Macbook Pro. It also won't work on any of my Windows 7 PCs. This appears to just be a recent event.
I tried to turn on my Apple TV and it wanted me to turn on Home Sharing which I had already done. So, I went back into settings and applied my Apple User ID and my password. It said my password was invalid! Don't know how that could be. I haven't changed anything. I check my Apple account on iTunes on my Macbook and my Apple ID and password worked just fine.
Once I turn Home Sharing off, I can't get it back on. All my computers give me an error (5599) and now (-3259 "Home sharing could not be activated because an error ocurred). Sounds like something Microsoft would say!
Any help out there?

I think I jumpednthe gun too soon. I was trying to show a slideshow using Apple TV and couldn't get Home Share to work right then and there. After several attempt to log into Hom Share, it finally came back up and I was able to get to all my devices.
Thanks for the rapid response anyway.

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