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1 Ipod library, 2 PC's?

I have begun ripping my CDs to an external hard drive/network drive that is attached to a PC that does not have itunes installed.
I have 2 other laptops, I'll call them A and B.
Laptop A is what I have been using to import/rip CDs to the external drive without any problems. It rips, plays back, displays the music, etc, no problems.
I recently installed itunes on laptop B. When I fire up itunes, it shows nothing in my music library. If I rip something to the external with itunes, then it shows that CD in the library.
How do I get laptop B to display the music I have on the external drive?
FYI...there is no itunes folder on the external drive, just a folder I created named Music that contains all the music I have ripped to it. Is that maybe the problem?
Laptop A has no problem playing from or ripping to the external with this configuration.
kmulkey

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sbank
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you need to have itunes installed on both PCs, and select the "share libraries" option under preferences on both PCs. Denote the drive\folder where the music is, and you should be all set. I keep mine titled "itunesmusic" so I will know when I search for it in explorer. Cheers,
Spencer
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