Disk Cleanup Will Not Run

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paulconsul

When I try to run the Disk Cleanup program, it starts to
run, I get the message "this may take a few minutes" and
then nothing further happens, even if I wait a half hour
or so.
 
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

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| When I try to run the Disk Cleanup program, it starts to
| run, I get the message "this may take a few minutes" and
| then nothing further happens, even if I wait a half hour
| or so.
 
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