My Vista crashed and I've switched back to XP. Now I have 1mil more old files compressed that I can't get rid of and it slows down the computer. How can I get rid of these files

My Vista crashed and I've switched back to XP. Now I have 1mil more old files compressed that I can't get rid of and it slows down the computer. How can I get rid of these files.

Hello

1 are. what type of files?
2. when they are stored?

3. What is the size of these compressed files?

Try to perform the clean boot on the computer and check if that helps.

Reference:
How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" State
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310353

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