Way too many "My Documents" folders!!

I have several folders that have duplicate folder structures in them.
Which ones can I delete and not do any damage?

I am the administrator, and I set up an administrator account for me,
Mel. I set up a limited account for my wife, Flossy. The rest of
the folders just appeared.

When I put something in one folder, sometimes it shows up in other
folders too, sometimes not. This is confusing and randomly redundant.
When I want to save a video, it could show up in as many as TEN
places!!!

The computer is an HP m7250n desktop with XP Media Center 2005.

I want the minimal amount of folders necessary to keep track of my
documents. Would Mel's Documents, Flossy's Documents, and Shared
Documents be enough? If so, what do I do to set up the file structure
to accomplish this?

If the file structure has to be this way (ugh) which folders can I use
for storing .doc and .jpg and .mpg files to make sure I am putting the
files in the REAL folders?

Since I set up an account for me (Mel) as the administrator, why do I
have to have an account named Administrator?

The file structure (for documents/settings) in Windows Explorer
currently looks like this:

Desktop
My Documents
My DVDs
My Music
My Pictures
My Videos
My Computer
HP_Pavilion C:
Document and Settings
Administrator
Administrator's Documents
Administrator's Music
Administrator's Videos
My Pictures
All Users
Shared Documents
Recorded TV
Shared Music
Shared Pictures
Shared Video
Default Users
Administrator's Documents
Administrator's Music
Administrator's Videos
My Pictures
HP Administrator
My Documents
My DVDs
My Music
My Pictures
My Videos
Flossy
Flossy's Documents
Administrator's Videos
Flossy's Music
Flossy's Pictures
Shared Documents
Recorded TV
Shared Music
Shared Pictures
Shared Video
Mel's Documents
My DVDs
My Music
My Pictures
My Videos
Flossy's Documents
Administrator's Videos
Flossy's Music
Flossy's Pictures
My Network Places
Shared Documents on Gateway
Shared Documents on Dell
Shared Documents on MediaCenter
Recorded TV
Shared Music
Shared Pictures
Shared Video


Thanks for any help!

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