"Clean up hard disk" question.

i am working through windows vista, step by step manual. i have a question about system and maintenance > administration tools > free up disk space (also called "disc cleanup").
i wish to cleanup my hard drive to free up space and improve performance using this feature.
i am at the diologue box where you check the files you no longer need, or where not deleted upon a programs conclusion.
anyway, i want to check one box for "temporary files" that amount to 8 gigabytes of memory.
how do you know if it is safe to do this?
could i be deleting something important?
should i just leave it be?
i consulted windows vista help on this, and it said you can safely delete temporary files that have not been modified in over a week.
however, i see no listing of dates in the diologe/check box page.
any ideas anyone?

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1. Empty Trash.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10677
2. Start up in Safe Mode
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11212
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1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
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