Disk CleanUp

[Paul]

Every time I run "Disk CleanUp" it hangs in "Compress Old Files" and never finishes. I've tried "Safe Mode". I cannot get into "More Options" either ... I know there are other ways to clean up disk, but I have a program which will launch Disk CleanUp as part of its process and now it won't work either when Disk CleanUp hangs. Any suggestions? ...

 

[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


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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Every time I run "Disk CleanUp" it hangs in "Compress Old Files" and never
finishes. I've tried "Safe Mode". I cannot get into "More Options" either ...
I know there are other ways to clean up disk, but I have a program which will
launch Disk CleanUp as part of its process and now it won't work either when
Disk CleanUp hangs. Any suggestions? ...

 

[Guest]

Carey, thank you very much ... problem fixed ... Paul

-----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


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

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Every time I run "Disk CleanUp" it hangs in "Compress Old Files" and never
finishes. I've tried "Safe Mode". I cannot get into "More Options" either ...
I know there are other ways to clean up disk, but I have a program which will
launch Disk CleanUp as part of its process and now it won't work either when
Disk CleanUp hangs. Any suggestions? ...

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