One library, Multiple Windows Accounts. Help Please!

I have two windows user accounts on one computer. Each user has a separate ipod. I want to keep all music files in one place if possible. Currently all music is in iTunes music folder located in shared files. Each user has their own iTunes folder, iTunes music library, and the iTunes library in their directory. I thought each user account would be able to access the shared music files and rate the songs, etc., without disrupting the other users iTunes. Everytime one user uses Add file to library or use Add folder to library, the other user gets a ! next to the song and gets an error saying the song cannot be found do you want to search for it. I cannot figure out how to fix this or if it is even possible. I thought it was by the instructions on the iTunes website: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer. Any information would help thanks.

Turn off 'keep iTunes folder organised' and 'copy to iTunes folder' in Edit\Prefs\Advanced in both accounts, and see if that helps.

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