not sure what's in your "download folder" but a good place to start is start/ settings/ control panel add/remove programs.
there are also programs out there that do this for you like window washer. I have never tried it personally but a free trial copy is at
http://www.webroot.com/wb/products/windowwasher/index.php?rc=451&ac=padw
--fj
I was wondering if I can delete all the stuff in the my download folder. It has lots of junk that has been downloaded by my son from the net that no one uses. I would like to clean out lots of junk from the computer but not sure where to began. Thank you for you help

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