Cannot use "diskcleanup" on my XP Pro O.S.

[Joe C]

Hi folks,
I am stumped! I try to execute the diskcleanup on my xp
pro workstation. I let it sit there with the "Disk Cleanup
Window calculating how much space to clean up on my
harddrive". I let it sit there for an hour without doing
anything else and it does not finish. Why. I did a full
virus scan with nothing found, and did a spyware scan with
nothing found. I disabled the virus program and did not
have any other programs running in the background that I
was aware of. Any suggestions?? I ran out of options.
Thanks in advance.
Joe C.

 

[Nicholas]

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


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Nicholas

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| Hi folks,
| I am stumped! I try to execute the diskcleanup on my xp
| pro workstation. I let it sit there with the "Disk Cleanup
| Window calculating how much space to clean up on my
| harddrive". I let it sit there for an hour without doing
| anything else and it does not finish. Why. I did a full
| virus scan with nothing found, and did a spyware scan with
| nothing found. I disabled the virus program and did not
| have any other programs running in the background that I
| was aware of. Any suggestions?? I ran out of options.
| Thanks in advance.
| Joe C.
|

 

[Joe C.]

Thank you. I appreciate it!

-----Original Message-----
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

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| Hi folks,
| I am stumped! I try to execute the diskcleanup on my xp
| pro workstation. I let it sit there with the "Disk Cleanup
| Window calculating how much space to clean up on my
| harddrive". I let it sit there for an hour without doing
| anything else and it does not finish. Why. I did a full
| virus scan with nothing found, and did a spyware scan with
| nothing found. I disabled the virus program and did not
| have any other programs running in the background that I
| was aware of. Any suggestions?? I ran out of options.
| Thanks in advance.
| Joe C.
|
.