Newbie question, network install

Can this work and if so, how.
I would like to install all my music files to a network drive and then have three PCs able to access this library and sync their ipods.
* Each PC should be able to add music (mainly via CD)
* A CD added by one user should be visible to other users
Each PC is currently running WinXP
Thank you

A CD added by one user should be visible to other users
This is the hard part. Each PC, and each user on each PC, gets their own library file in My Music on the C: drive. So even if one user adds files to a commonly accessible location the others will not see it automatically. Each other user needs to add the files to their own library. This will not duplicate the files.

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Hi Karen and welcome to Discussions,
The only reason I want to use Windows is to be able to download games from the internet that are not made for Mac only for PC and I have a few questions:
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http://www.cdsfu.com/index.php?categoryID=87
another user round here had already asked about that website.
Three things about this offer are, at least to me, very suspicious:
"Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition With SP2, Full Version on CDR"
Microsoft never has used CD-R disc (CD-Recordable) for Windows
"software that does NOT include any COA label or a sticker from the manufacturer"
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"VOLUME LICENSE INCLUDED"
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When running Windows a decent Anti-Virus software is a must.
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You're welcome anytime. Hope it helps.
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Aaah, we're getting closer now.
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Assigning static IP addresses by adding devices from a list
Click Show unknown MAC addresses. The IP & MAC binding list appears. If the web browser displays a message about the pop-up window, allow the blocked content.
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