Hi kitkraft,
Thanks for coming to Apple Support Communities for help today with iTunes. As we understand, you aren't able to download past purchases.
Be sure you have been following these steps: Redownload music. Is the PC authorized?
"Before you can redownload music that you purchased from the iTunes Store, you need to authorize your PC using your Apple ID.
- Open iTunes.
- From the menu bar at the top of the iTunes window, choose Account > Purchased. If you use Family Sharing, you'll see Family Purchases instead of Purchased.
- Choose Music from the menu in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window.
- Find the music that you want to redownload. If you use Family Sharing, choose a family member next to Purchased to see their purchases.
- Click the download button
next to a song or album."
If that doesn't help, are you able to use your Apple ID and password elsewhere like appleid.apple.com?
Let us know how it goes.
Have a fantastic day!