Sharing a single I Tunes Music File between two or more Windows computers

I have several authorized Windows Xp computers on a common router. The I Tunes Music file on the main computer is authorized for sharing among the workgroup, and is visible and accessible on all machines. When I set the I Tunes preferences to that drive on other machines, the music is not visible in the other machines' installation of I Tunes. How do I get the other machines' I Tunes to read these files???

File -> Add to library and select the music folder.

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