Two Windows User Accounts, One iTunes?

First, I've done and read everything Apple says ( http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1203 ) about setting up a single itunes account/library for multiple itunes users and it does not work. But maybe it's the way I import music to my itunes, so if anyone can help. I'd appreciate it.
I obviously have my computer set up with multiple users and my account is the administrator account and where itunes is currently working and full of music. I have installed itunes on another account and all I want to do is have that account be the same/mirror as the intunes under my account. However, what might be the issue is that I do not allow itunes to do anything for me, that means under the "advanced" tab in preferences, I deselected the options to allow iTunes to "keep itunes media folder organized" and "copy music to itunes." They are both inefficient and time consuming methods that result in disorganization and duplication of music, each of which requires more time than necessary to fix.
So, after moving the itunes media folder to a share folder as Apple states and point both itunes to that folder, the second user does not work.
Do I have to copy all mucis to itunes to get that to work? Is there something I am missing?

I posted the questions individually and got answers. Thank you Apple Discussion forums, and especially b noir.

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