Different user on same computer

My wife has an Ipod and I have a shuffle. We want to set up separate user accounts on an HP media center pc to store separate libraries. We have been using the same one for a couple years. With separate libraries she would be able to use her Ipod features more. I am not able to transfer the existing library in Itunes into out separate user accounts that I have just created. I set up both accounts as admin but i am not allowed to get at some of the files in the originaly administrator account. I suppose i could just put the cds containing the music i want into each account but there should be an easier fix.

Copy (not move) your iTunes music folder to a shared directory.
She opens her iTunes and iTune sprefs -> Advanced. Tick *Copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library*.
Now File > Add folder to library.
Then delete the music folder you copied to the Shared directory

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