Can 2 windows users share one library?

Hi Guys,
apologies if this has already been asked, i did do a search but couldnt find anything relevant.
I have windows xp and 2 user accounts. is there any way both acounts can share one library without imports and exports. i want to be able to upload songs in my acount but also have my wife see them in her account on windows.
Any help is kindly appreciated.
Thank you.

No, you have to keep dragging new music over to the account that did not import it.
See the last paragraph on this article
How To Share Music Between Different Accounts On A Single Computer

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