Disk Cleanup

[Jo Firey]

I suddenly cannot get disk clean-up to run. It starts to
scan and then stalls.

 

[Kaylene aka Taurarian]

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

Disk Cleanup Utility Stops Responding
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;812930

See also:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
Why does Disk Cleanup freeze?

Disk Cleanup freezes during the Compressed File Phase: This edit corrects the
problem:

Disk Cleanup - Compressed Old Files Freezes (Line 48)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it and
answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by right
clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

 

[Olguy]

Maybe this is your problem. Take a look here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=812248

 

[Plato]

I suddenly cannot get disk clean-up to run. It starts to
scan and then stalls.

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop10.htm#2