How do I migrate iTunes data to a new PC and introduce a seperate existing account as well?

I recently upgraded our home PC from Windows Vista to Windows 7 (64-bit) and installed a much larger HDD (2TB). I backed up our entire old hard drive to an external drive. My wife uses the PC for her iTunes account, back up, etc. All of her iTunes related data is available on the external drive. I maintain my iTunes account on a seperate lap top. We have 5 devices tied to my iTunes account including my iPhone, iPad and our 3 kids' iPhones. I need assistance with a few areas please:
What files of my wife's are essential to move over from the backed up data? For example, I don't believe the error reports are required.
Because the new PC has a much larger HDD, I want to begin backing up / syncing my kids' 3 iPhones to our home PC as well. It takes up quite a bit of data on the laptop. Same question as above. What data files of the children should I move over and what can I delete?
I want all devices on the new PC to have access to our music library. Because it's two seperate iTunes accounts on the same PC (my wife's and mine) I'm not sure how to set that up. Additonally, I planned to continue syncing my iPhone and iPad on my laptop but because my kids' are under my account and pull their music from my library is that even possible? The sync will look for the music files but will be unable to locate them. Right?
My 'end state' will be:
Home PC:
Wife's iTunes account, music library, etc. backed up / sync
Kids' 3 iPhones backed up / sync to home PC under my iTunes account
Laptop:My iTunes account backed up / sync my iPhone and iPad
Thank you in advance!

Hey HK Sussex,
Thanks for the question. It sounds like you need to setup Wi-Fi syncing with your new computer:
iTunes 10.5 and later: Troubleshooting iTunes Wi-Fi syncing
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4062
Turn on Wi-Fi syncing
To sync your content to your iOS device through Wi-Fi, you must turn on the option in iTunes:
1. Connect your iOS device to your computer using the Apple USB cable.
2. Open iTunes and select your device on the left side of the iTunes window. In iTunes 11, your device will be in the upper-right. You can also find your device by expanding the sidebar from the View menu.
3. Click the Summary tab.
4. Scroll to the Options section and select "Sync with this [iOS device] over Wi-Fi."
If you are having issues with your device not being recognized in iTunes when connected via USB, see this article:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Thanks,
Matt M.

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