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50660 2002-05-25 04:35:00 Can some please help me in deciding which files can be deleted in my C://Windows folder (Windows 95b), or tell me where I can get a free program (more effective than Xen, Space Oddessy, etc) which will do it for me? Please explain your answers as simply as possible.

Below is the contents of my C://Windows folder:

Folders:
All Users
Application Data
CatRoot
Command
Config
Cookies
Cursors
Desktop
Downloaded Program Files
ESlogs
Favourites
Fonts
Forms
Help
History
Hyper Terminal
Inf
Installer
Internet Logs
Java
Lhsp
Local Settings
Media
msagent
Msapps
Nethood
Noslip
OCCache
Offline Webpages
Pif
Pixtran
PrintHood
Profiles
Received Files
Recent
Sendto
ShellNew
spool
Start Menu
Sysbckup
System
System 32
Tasks
Temp
Tempory Internet Files
Twain_32
Vbox
Wangsamp
Web
Wordview
ws2backup
wt

Files: (excluding backgrounds)
5631_dig.ini
5631_hwc.ini
5631_swc.ini
883d_dig.ini
883d_hwc.ini
883d_swc.ini
Accessor.grp
Accstat.exe
Acrograf.ini
Acroread.ini
Addlfnpr.reg
anim.cga
Arcade.ini
Arp.exe
Asicset.ini
Aspi2hlp.sys
Atm.ini
autotext.sig
Awmodem.inf
backup.cfg
Backup.exe
Calc.exe
Cchat.ini
cd32405.exe
Cdplayer.exe
cdplayer.ini
clipbrd.ini
clspack.exe
Cmd640x.sys
Cmd640x2.sys
command.com
Confidential!.cpe
Config.txt
Control.exe
Control.ini
Cp11
Cp15
Cssetup.ini
datalink.ini
Dblbuff.sys
Defrag.exe
Desktop.grp
dialer.exe
dialer.ini
Directx.log
Display.txt
Document.grp
Dooflop.exe
Dosstart.bat
Dosstart.pre
Drvspace.exe
Drvspace.inf
Dynazip.log
Emm386.exe
encarta.ini
epconfig.ini
epspmgr4.ini
EReg072.dat
Exchange.txt
exchng.ini
Exchng32.ini
Exit To Dos
Exp.ico
Explorer.exe
explorer
Expostrt.exe
extend.dat
Extra.txt
Extrac32.exe
Extract.exe
Faq.txt
Fax.grp
Faxcover.exe
Filexfer.exe
Fontview.exe
For your information.cpe
Fpxpress.ini
Freecell.exe
Ftp.exe
General.txt
Generic.cpe
Graph5.ini
Grpconv.exe
Hardware.txt
Hellbend.grp
hh.exe
Himem.sys
Hosts.sam
howwhy.ini
IELnkbak.ini
Iextract.exe
Ifshlp.sys
iltwain.ini
imageiio.pe4
imaginfo.pe4
Inetmib1.dll
Infrared.txt
Init.ew
Install.log
Internet.grp
Internet.txt
Io.sys
Ios.ini
IsUninst.exe
iun3401.exe
james.acl
jautoexp.dat
Javadbg.txt
javainst.log
jview.exe
K2Setup.exe
kcm2sp.dll
Killworm.exe
Kpapi32.dll
Kpcms.ini
Kpcp32.dll
Kpsys32.dll
Kyor.ini
Level00.ew
Level03.ew
Level05.ew
Level24.ew
Level29.ew
Level30.ew
Lmhosts.sam
Loadqm.exe
LogoS.sys
LogoW.sys
Logview.ini
Longfile.ini
LUINSTALL.LOG
mailbox.pab
mailbox.pst
Mailmark.ini
Main.grp
mapiuid.ini
MDACSET.log
Mfc40.dll
Mfc42.dll
Microsof.grp
Mmxapp.ini
Monstert.grp
Moricons.dll
Mouse.txt
Mplayer.exe
ms_shell.ini
Msbatch.inf
Msdfmap.ini
Msdos.sys
Msdosdrv.txt
MSDraw.ini
Msfntmap.ini
Mshearts.exe
Msimgsiz.dat
mskids.ini
Msmail.ini
Msmusctl.ini
Msn.txt
Mso97.acl
MSOClip.232
Msoffice.acl
MSOPrefs.232
Mspaint.exe
mspcx32.dll
msshlib2.log
Mstxtcnv.ini
Msvcrt.dll
Msvcrt40.dll
mswd6_32.wpc
Multimed.grp
Navustub.exe
Nbtstat.exe
Nddeapi.dll
Nddenb.dll
Ndislog.txt
Net.exe
Net.msg
Netdde.exe
Netdet.ini
Neth.msg
Netstat.exe
Netwatch.exe
Network.txt
Networks
Nfspath.cfg
Nlogos.sys
Nlogow.sys
Notepad.exe
nsreg.dat
Odbcinst.ini
offitems.log
Olepro32.dll
Online1.grp
Onlinese.grp
Outlook.prf
OutlPrnt
p.acl
Packager.exe
PANIC32.dll
PANICNT.dll
PBrush.exe
pcximp32.flt
Ping.exe
Powerpnt.ini
powervcd.ini
Ppdindex.lst
Pptview.ini
Printers.txt
Progman.exe
Progman.ini
Programs.grp
Programs.txt
Protocol
Protocol.ini
Ptmv.ini
Pws.txt
Qfecheck.exe
Qt32inst.exe
Qtinstal.exe
Qtw.ini
Qtw16del.exe
Qtw32del.exe
Ramdrive.sys
Ratings.pol
RAUNINST.exe
Readme.txt
Rebmoon.ini
regback.ini
REGBACK1.rbk
Regedit.exe
reginfo.txt
Regtlib.exe
Result.qtw
Route.exe
Rsrcmtr.exe
Rundll.exe
Rundll32.exe
S3refre.ini
Scandskw.exe
schedule.ini
Script.doc
Services
setdebug.exe
Setupslt.exe
Setver.exe
ShellIconCache
Smartdrv.exe
Sndrec32.exe
Sndvol32.exe
snmp.exe
snmpapi.dll
Sol.exe
Sol.ini
Sprof32.dll
Star.ini
Startimw.ini
Support.txt
Symevent.log
Sysmon.exe
System.cb
System.da0
System.dat
System.ini
System.nav
system.rsc
Systemto.grp
Taskman.exe
tdpath.ini
Tech.wri
Telephon.ini
Telnet.exe
Telnet.hlp
Tem.d00
Tips.txt
tmpdelis.bat
Tour.exe
Tracert.exe
Ttembed.ini
ttfCache
Twain.dll
Twain.log
Twain_32.dll
Twunk_16.exe
Twunk_32.exe
Ulead32.ini
Unenc97.exe
UnGins.exe
uninst.exe
unvise32.exe
unvise32qt.exe
Urgent!.cpe
User.da0
User.dat
User.nav
user.rsc
vminst.log
Wa.ini
wabmig.ie3
Wail32.dll
Wangimg.exe
watch.ini
Wavemix.ini
Weblink.ini
Welcome.exe
Win.com
Win.ini
Win386.swp
Windows Messaging Settings.FAV
winfile.exe
winfile.ini
Winhelp.exe
Winhelp.ini
Winhlp32.exe
Wininit.bak
Wininit.exe
Winipcfg.exe
Winmine.exe
winmine.ini
Winnews.txt
Winpopup.exe
Winsock.old
Winver.exe
wizards.ini
Wjview.exe
Wmsysprf.prx
Wordpad.exe
Wordpad.ini
Wpxerror.log
Wpxindex.lst
Write.exe
write32.wpc
ws2setup.log
wscript.exe
Wt61ce.uwl
Wt61en.uwl
Wt61kr.uwl
Wt61oz.uwl
Wt61uk.uwl
Wt61us.uwl
y2kw95.txt

Many thanks. 		Guest (0)
50661 2002-05-25 05:06:00 OMG did you type ALL Guest (0)
50662 2002-05-25 05:21:00 OMG did you type all that out??

I think the best thing you can do is go to Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel and in Windows Setup have a good look through all the options in there.

Decide which features you don't use, untick them and when you click OK the ones you don't want will be removed. That will clear out a lot of the junk in your Windows folder for a start.

I did a search in Google for 'unnecessary windows 95 files' and these two pages look useful:

<www.toejumper.net

<www.pcin.net

Just remember that only you can decide what can really go because no one else knows exactly what programs you have running on your machine and wish to keep. 		Guest (0)
50663 2002-05-25 05:38:00 Yes I did type that all out, lucky I'm a fast typer!

If this is any help, here are the programs installed on my computer which appear in Add/Remove:

Adobe Photoshop v4.0
EA SPORTS FIFA 2000
Epson Printer Software
Kyodai
Lernout & Hauspie TruVoice American English TTS Engine
LiveReg (Symantec Corporation)
LiveUpdate 1.7 (Symantec Corporation)
Maple 7
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator
Microsoft Creative Writer 2
Microsoft Encarta 97 Encyclopedia
Microsoft FrontPage Express
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Tools
Microsoft Office Professional
Microsoft Outlook 97
Microsoft Outlook Express 5
Microsoft Publisher 97
Windows Media Player 6.4
Microsoft Word 97
Microsoft Works 4.0
MSN Messenger 4.6
Norton AntiVirus 2000
Paint Shop Pro 7
PTC ProDESKTOP 2000i2
Quicktime
S3 Colour Control
S3 Refresh
TVNZ NewZealand Encyclopedia Edition 2
Web Publishing Wizard
Wintune 95
WinZip
Worms Armaggedon 		Guest (0)
50664 2002-05-25 06:17:00 Basically the only folders you need to worry about in the c:\windows folder are \temp and \temporary internet files.

You can manually go to c:\windows\temp using My Computer and delete all the .tmp files that may be there.
Internet Explorer has the option to delete the files in Temporary Internet Files.
You could also look for ..\cookies, and delete the files in there if you want.

Don't delete anything else, you may lose a vital file or folder.

Otherwise, as Susan says use Add\Remove programs to remove those programs you dont ever use.

Havent used Xen, so dont know what it does exactly, but there are utilities for cleaning out junk files, and also removing orphaned references in the Registry. Maybe Xen does both of those. From what I heard it's supposed to be good.
Tweak'e is the person to ask, but I think Susan also has Xen?

Tread carefully.
It's maybe more important to regularly Scandisk and Defrag. 		Guest (0)
50665 2002-05-25 09:24:00 i have just deleted all the .tmp, .pvr, .gid, .txt,
.log, etc from my computer, placing them in the recycle bin incase any of them turn out to be needed. i seem to have lot's of .ini files in my Windows directory, can i delete these aswell?

i have another few unrelated questions:

where can i find a copy of Quicktime older than v5? im am wanting to switch back to version for or similar as 5 runs slow on my old computer.

after having previously installed xen, the option to change homepages has been disabled. how can i get this option to work again?

does internet explorer 4.* support frames, etc? i currently have 5.5 after updating sometime ago and am wanting to switch back. 		Guest (0)
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