disk cleanup

[Anthony S. Pisarri, P.E.]

Hi Group ..
I have Windows XP Pro and here is my problem. When I start disk cleanup for my master drive, C:, it appears to start (I can see the processor usage go to 100%), but, it just sits there. I can leave it this way for an hour or more but nothing happens.
When I try it on my slave drive, D:, it works fine. Has anyone seen this before??...any ideas??
Thanks for your help......Tony P.

 

[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

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Hi Group ..
I have Windows XP Pro and here is my problem. When I start disk cleanup for my master drive, C:, it appears to start (I can
see the processor usage go to 100%), but, it just sits there. I can leave it this way for an hour or more but nothing
happens.
When I try it on my slave drive, D:, it works fine. Has anyone seen this before??...any ideas??
Thanks for your help......Tony P.