Removing the contents of the temporary files in Window XP is often a vital maintenance task as it helps free up your hard disk space. This article describes how to use the Disk Cleanup tool in Windows XP to help you achieve this task.
Step 1: Run the Disk Cleanup Utility - Click Start -> Run.
- In the text box in the pop up window, type cleanmgr and click OK..
- In the new small pop up windows, select the drive-letter for the current Windows installation and then click OK.
- You may have to wait for some minutes before Disk Cleanup calculates how much space will be free.
- After Disk Cleanup tool finishes calculating, in the "Disk Clean up" tab you can choose to:
+ Remove downloaded program files such as ActiveX controls and Java applets being downloaded from the Internet.
+ Remove temporary Internet files.
+ Remove Offline Webpages.
+Delete setup files that are no longer used.
+ Empty the Recycle Bin.
+ Remove Windows temporary files.
You can also choose to: remove optional Windows components, installed programs that are not being used and remove previous unused system restore point in the "More Options" tab.
- Click OK and Yes to confirm deletion.
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