Disk cleanup hangs

[Guest]

I am running W2K sp4. When I try to run disk cleanup, it only goes as far as "scanning: compress old files". I have let it run for as long as 10 minutes without any change. I have used Norton clean sweep to remove old files, etc, so I know there is't a large quantity to scan. This doesn't interfere in any way with using my computer, but I am always paranoid when there are problems with Windows.

Any suggestions

 

[*Vanguard*]

"Art Layton" said in

I am running W2K sp4. When I try to run disk cleanup, it only goes as
far as "scanning: compress old files". I have let it run for as long
as 10 minutes without any change. I have used Norton clean sweep to
remove old files, etc, so I know there is't a large quantity to scan.
This doesn't interfere in any way with using my computer, but I am
always paranoid when there are problems with Windows.

Any suggestions

This is a v-e-r-y slow program. On my system, it takes 12 to 15 minutes to finish scanning, and I'm only about a third full for disk space.

 

[Chris]

I tend to leave it overnight because it can take a VERY long time, depending
on when you last performed it.

I am running W2K sp4. When I try to run disk cleanup, it only goes as far

as "scanning: compress old files". I have let it run for as long as 10
minutes without any change. I have used Norton clean sweep to remove old
files, etc, so I know there is't a large quantity to scan. This doesn't
interfere in any way with using my computer, but I am always paranoid when
there are problems with Windows.

 

[Bob I]

This fix works for Windows 2000 also.

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