Netbook import CD using network Optical Drive

Just purchased a new Netbook running XP with no CD/DVD drive, had no problem transferring iTunes to Netbook from old Laptop as we have a Home Server that stores our backups. My problem is adding new CDs to the Netbook. The first time I needed to add some CDs I got the bright idea to add the servers DVD drive as a shared network drive to the Netbook, boy did that work slick, the first time. Put a CD into the server, iTunes saw it just like it was in an internal optical drive, asked if I wished to import it and did so with one click of the mouse. Now that method no longer works, the Netbook still sees the servers DVD drive in My Computer as a network drive, I can open the drive and see the tracks the CD but iTunes will no longer recognize the drive or CD as an audio CD so the import no longer works. I also tried to navigate iTunes to the drive and import it as a folder but that does not work either. Since I have tried to map the CD/DVD drives of other computers on our network to the Netbook with no success, same as the original I can see the track files on any of the drives but iTunes does not recognize them as CDs. As far as I know we have not loaded any iTunes updates since the first successful upload when I originally set up the servers DVD drive. I see others with Netbook questions, has anyone found a way to get iTunes to see a network drive as an optical drive? I know it worked once for several CD imports I am just perplexed as to why it only worked for one session.
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With another Mac there's no problem, the installation is on Disc #1.
According to Apple, one can use either another Apple computer or a PC to install via Remote Disc.
What I'm looking for is where is the DVD to CD software that has to be installed on a PC so one can use the PC optical drive to read/transfer information to the MBA via wireless.
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