Expert: Michael Troy - 6/9/2009

Question
Hello

3 days ago after I did Search *.TMP  and deleted all the temp files that were not deleted by XP Home Clean Disk and Advanced System Optimizer,
All programs ran good and only when I wanted to turn off to computer, I could not as well as Restart it.   I powered it off, and then half of the programs did not work.  I tried to do Windows Repair, but it did not help.   I had to reformat the hard drive and reinstall all again.

The reason I wanted to delete these files is that one program, Info Select, a PIM program is delaying on searches.  After I deleted all the files from the Search, Info Select worked perfectly !!

Now, I am not sure what to do -
The files are all Temp.  in Folders :  Fonts,  Windows System 32 ,  Common files/system, AppPatch, Program files messenger , C:\windows,

1 Is it safe to delete all the temp files (some are from 2001 and 2004...)    ?  If no, which ones ARE safe to delete?

2  If I delete them, can I for sure restore them from the Recycle bin if something went wrong?

Thank you very much,   Gabe

XP Home
Pentume 4     2 Ghtz
2 Gig of   DDR  RAM

Answer
Hello,

Many programs store information in temp files that should not be deleted.  Rather than doing a blanket delete, you might want to use a free cleanup utility called ccleaner.  It is a free download from the Internet just run a Google search to find it.

I hope this helps!
- Mike