How do I share music from an external drive?

I'd like to share music from a external drive on my network. I do not want to add the music to my library, but I would like to view and play it in iTunes. Can thie be done? I'm using iTunes on a Windows 7 platform.
Thanks.

I'd like to share music from a external drive on my network. I do not want to add the music to my library, but I would like to view and play it in iTunes. Can thie be done? I'm using iTunes on a Windows 7 platform.
Thanks.

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