Disk Cleanup and NTFS

[Bigpond]

I recently converted my XP Pro disk from FAT to NTFS and installed MS Office
2003. Everything is fine except for the Disk Cleanup utility.

When I try to run Disk Cleanup, it hangs on "Scanning: Compress old files"
with the processor running at 100%. I have left it running for 2 days - just
for the hell of it - but it does not progress any further. I turn the virus
scanner off when I do this.

Any ideas anyone?

TIA
Andrew

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Try the following web sites for troubleshooting suggestions:

Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp tweaks.htm and scroll
down to Line #48. In the right-hand window, click on
"Disk Cleanup - Compress Old Files Freezes"

Simply click on Kelly's fix, download the registry fix, then run it.
(Note: Disable your antivirus program before running the repair script)

[Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP]


Applicable Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:

Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing Old Files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;812248


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| I recently converted my XP Pro disk from FAT to NTFS and installed MS Office
| 2003. Everything is fine except for the Disk Cleanup utility.
|
| When I try to run Disk Cleanup, it hangs on "Scanning: Compress old files"
| with the processor running at 100%. I have left it running for 2 days - just
| for the hell of it - but it does not progress any further. I turn the virus
| scanner off when I do this.
|
| Any ideas anyone?
|
| TIA
| Andrew

 

[Bigpond]

That fixed it - thank you.

BTW the kelley's Korner web page is different to your description - I got
the fix from the MS link.