disk cleanup

[doug]

I am running xp pro on a 500mhx cp with 256 ram.

I have 2 hard drives

Disk 1 (20 gig) is partitioned as c &d c is where xp is installed & contains
any program files that I cannot install in drive D. Drive d contains all my
program files and data files.
Disk 2 E drive (30 gig) is used for incremental backups only.

My problem is I can do a dik cleanup on d&E with no problem. however when I
try to do a disk clean up on c drive it just hangs up and cpu usage is shown
as 100%. I tried leaving the system for 4 hours thinking that it was working
in the background but the status bar for disk cleanup had not changed. i
have tried the procedure 3 or 4 times. same problem. Has anyone come across
this problem?

Yhanks in advance

Doug

 

[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 am running xp pro on a 500mhx cp with 256 ram.
|
| I have 2 hard drives
|
| Disk 1 (20 gig) is partitioned as c &d c is where xp is installed & contains
| any program files that I cannot install in drive D. Drive d contains all my
| program files and data files.
| Disk 2 E drive (30 gig) is used for incremental backups only.
|
| My problem is I can do a dik cleanup on d&E with no problem. however when I
| try to do a disk clean up on c drive it just hangs up and cpu usage is shown
| as 100%. I tried leaving the system for 4 hours thinking that it was working
| in the background but the status bar for disk cleanup had not changed. i
| have tried the procedure 3 or 4 times. same problem. Has anyone come across
| this problem?
|
| Yhanks in advance
|
| Doug
|
|