Hi, I have a Dell inspiron 5100, OS is MS windows XP home version
2002. I need to go in and delete all those unneeded temp files that
are taking up space and slowing down the system. I forgot how to get
to them to delete them.

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 12 Feb 2006 12:04 PST

Hi hanknyc,

Go here to delete the files:

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp

Let me know if that works.

Best regards,
Rainbow

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Request for Question Clarification by livioflores-ga on 12 Feb 2006 18:21 PST

Hi!!

You can do the following:
Click Start button --> select Run --> type cleanmgr (this is the Clean
Manager utility --> press Enter --> Select the files to delete and
voila!!

Let us know how this works in your case.

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 12 Feb 2006 18:32 PST

Temp files are not the only extraneous garbage you need to stay on top
of in order to insure best performance. I use the program on my own
computer daily: WINDOWS CLEANUP
http://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/

I'm not endorsing it as an invested party; I'm merely stating a fact
based on my own experience that the program is free, it's fast, it's
simple and it works. One click - ten seconds...the whole clean-up deal
is instantly done.

Let me know if that works for you as an answer.

tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by hanknyc-ga on 23 Feb 2006 07:20 PST

cleanmgr worked - thank you!

Or use this http://ccleaner.com/

another easy way to do this is to go to the start menu, choose "run",
and in the little box that pops up, type "cleanmgr" (without the
quotation marks).  This brings up the disk cleanup utility, which will
think for a few moments to figure out how much stuff it can safely
remove, and then will give you a choice of what types of temporary
files to delete (including all your temporary internet files if you so
wish).

try it - it's always worked really well for me :-)

Hankynyc, the best way I would recommend is just goto "Start", then
under "Programs", goto "Accesories, then "System Utilities", and then
run "Disk Cleanup". I also recommend using the "Disk Defragment"
utility at least once a month to help your computer stay somewhat
smooth running.

Think of it this way, you have a big filing cabinent. All the files
are not organized in any fashion. So it will take forever to find the
file your looking for. You also never throw away any files from the
cabinent either. So you really take a while to find the paticular file
your looking for. What better way to ease your troubles than to go
through your filing cabinent and throw away any old unneeded files and
organize the rest? Well the computers hard drive(the filing cabinent)
is pretty well the same way. Your computer can really decrease in
speed if you have files disorganized and what not. Your computer gets
more and more files collected up in it every time you surf the web,
download something, or just anytime you get something off of an
outside source put on your computer. Disk Defragment goes through and
organizes everything automatically for you in a sense. You wont be
able to really see anything organized for you, but underneath
everything it has been. It can really help the speed of your computer.
Just run disk cleanup and then afterwards run disk defragment. I cant
really stress enough how much it helps to do this. Not enough people
do do this. If you really want to be picky or just have some money
laying around, pick up System Mechanic. They usually have it at your
local Walmart or wherever else. It does every little system
maintenence and tweak there is pretty much. Hopefully this has helped
you.

Good Luck!!!

Using Disk Cleanup

Disk Cleanup helps free up space on your hard drive Disk Cleanup
searches your drive, and then shows you temporary files, Internet
cache files, and unnecessary program files that you can safely delete.
You can direct Disk Cleanup to delete some or all of those files.

Open Disk Cleanup

Note

? To open Disk Cleanup, click Start, point to All Programs, point to
Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup.