My shared library will not show up no matter what I do.

I have tried everything, even apple support and they couldn't fix it. My shared library will not appear on my computers. I want to share stuff on my desktop with my laptop and neither will show a shared library.!

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The direction of the slashes in the two forms of address isn't important, that is how they are supposed to be.
****Thank you, I did not know that.
Starting here:
file://localhost/C:/Users/<name>/Destop/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/iTunes Media/Music/<artist> <album> <songname>.m4p or .m4a
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****oops!
is that there are extra layers of folders and a different main path from the standard windows location which would be:
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****I do have an iTunes folder in this location, from when I downloaded the new version post-crash, but there is no music in it. I named the Library iTunesBlank.
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**** yes
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****no, they are the ones with the localhost prefix and the extra layers of folders
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****The only file on my system called iTunes Library.itdb is the iTunes application! Genius and Extras also have that suffix.
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