When your computer operates, it creates temp files. A temp file is just a storage place for a program to keep information while it works. A good example of this is when you open a Word document and change something. The changes are stored by Word in a temp file, in case you need to undo an action. However, programs usually aren't all that good about cleaning up after themselves. After time passes, this can make a computer run unstably. Any time you start having problems with programs locking up, not opening properly, or Windows running slowly or locking up, a good thing to do is clear your temp files.

1. Exit out of any programs that you have open
2. Double-click on My Computer
3. Double-click on your C drive
4. Double-click on the Windows folder (click on show files if required)
5. Scroll down and look for files with long filenames that start with fff - there are usualy several hundred of them.
6. Delete the files with long filenames that start with fff (make sure you don't delete any other files!)
7. Double-click on the Temp folder
8. Delete all files and folders in this folder (if told that a particular file couldn't be deleted, that is OK, just leave that one alone. Also, if you get a message that deleting a particular folder could cause problems with registered programs, that is also fine, just leave it alone.
9. Close the open windows
10. Restart your computer.

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