It has been a while since using XP, but I believe you can go to 
Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools (?)/Disk Cleanup. Running it 
will give you a list of various types of deletable files on your drive. 
You can check the types you want to delete and then click OK.

Microsoft may still distribute a CD with SP3 on it. I think it was free 
or a nominal cost. That is the easiest way to upgrade especially with a 
slow connection. Take a look at the Microsoft site. I just did a clean 
reinstall of XP SP2 for a friend and updating to SP3 was simple and 
fast. After that, there were still over 120 high priority items to 
download and install. That took a while even with a high speed 
connection. You might try searching to see if there is a not too 
expensive way to acquire an XP install CD that has SP3 plus more current 
updates on it.

I have used Open Office for years so I am not familiar with any 
Microsoft Office products.

I hope this answers most of your questions and is a help.

Tom

On 1/30/2013 7:22 AM, Joyce A wrote:
> Someone please remind me how to clear my cache?  This is my old 
> eMachines, running Windows XP Home 2002, SP 2, 1.8 GHz and 704 MB of 
> RAM, 150-gig HD with only 19.1 gig used.  Running very, very slowly on 
> a HughesNet connection -- even slower than the speed and RAM would 
> seem to indicate.  Virus- and malware-free with MSSE and Malwarebytes 
> for a backup.
>
> Would also like to know how to get SP 3 and some other updates on 
> here?  Notably I need MS Works Ver. 9x so I can transfer certain 
> database files onto this computer from the HP notebook and actually 
> print them.  M$ isn't much help.  Thanks in advance!
>
> Joyce
> SE Ohio
>
>

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