Using iTunes on Mac and Bootcamp/Vista

Hello out there,
I use Paragon NTFS for MacOSX and plan to migrate the entire iTunes library to the ntfs partition so I can use iTunes on either platform without duplicating the entire library.
However, as I understand it, both iTunes installations have their own admin files, so adding new music on one platform doesn't mean it's listed and accessible on the other.
Does anybody know if it is possible to migrate the admin data, too, and if the win- and mac-iTunes use the same file format?
Thank you in advance and regards.

Just in case my intention didn't come across: The underlying question is, is it possible to make both iTunes installations read the same admin files?

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