I don't remember ever turning on compress old files.
Every time I try to run disk cleanup, it begins
immediately the process of compressing old files. How do
I stop it without waiting for it to complete the
compression process?

Is this as soon as you click on the Disk Cleanup icon and before it displays
the options? If so, then this is normal behavior as if you look closely, it
is only scanning for "Compress old files". It does this among other things
to have an accurate report about how much disk space is being used with
compressing old files.

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Doug Allen
Windows 2000 MCSE
Microsoft Enterprise NT4/Win2k/XP/Win2k3 Setup Support

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"TWhite" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:06d001c39857$9cf6e9f0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I don't remember ever turning on compress old files.
> Every time I try to run disk cleanup, it begins
> immediately the process of compressing old files. How do
> I stop it without waiting for it to complete the
> compression process?

"TWhite" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:06d001c39857$9cf6e9f0$(E-Mail Removed)
> I don't remember ever turning on compress old files. Every time I try to run disk
> cleanup, it begins immediately the process of compressing old files. How do I
> stop it without waiting for it to complete the compression process?

The following Microsoft Knowledge Base Article explains a workaround that, if
implemented, removes the option to Compress Old Files (although written for Windows
XP, the resolution also works for Windows 2000).

KB812248 - Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While
Compressing Old Files
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=812248

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Carrie Garth, Microsoft MVP for Windows 2000
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