2 Users Accessing Same Music Library File

I've searched around ... but I'm not finding what I'm looking for.
My wife and I use seperate user accounts with Windows. We want to access the same music library file. That way if I import a CD or make changes to the file info, it will automatically appear on her user account. (right now she logs into my user account every time to play with iTunes).
The iTunes help fils say to move the iTunes music folder to the shared docs folder. The problem is that all my music (15 gigs) is on an external hard drive to save space. So we don't store any music on our computer hard drive.
What this all boils down to is can I share the same iTunes Library file between 2 users. I've tried to move the file and change the folder location in the iTunes preferences but it always creates a new iTunes folder in the individual user accounts.
Any help would be appreciated!

You have run into a limitation of software. If you want to share library then use same account. If you want separate libraries then use different logins. Either way the same media files can be accessed as long as the files are available to both users. You have this due to external drive.

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