Disk Cleanup

[Rob]

When I click on Disk Cleanup of the "C" drive it hangs
and fails to run. The machine slows to a crawl. In 'Task
Manage' under processes, cleanmgr.exe shows the CPU in
the high 90% range. Any help is appreciated.
Rob

 

[Chris Lanier]

Try the following web sites:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm, 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

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