Accessing shared windows CD/DVD drive on Mac

I can access shared CD's on my Windows XP (home) laptop via my Mac over a network connection. However, I cannot seem to access Audio CDs, I can see the contents of the CD but cannot play the CD...... is this possible? What I'd like to do is import a CD into iTunes but when I "Add to Library" in iTunes nothing happens, any ideas please?
My CD drive is no longer functioning on my iMac.

OK, I've tried this but it doesn't work.
Looks like it isn't going to work at all.

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