Windows xp disk cleanup

[Guest]

My disk cleanup seems to freeze immediately after
starting. Only two bars appear on the progress screen.
It says it is running in program manager. how do I fix
it? Thank you

 

[Chris Lanier]

Hi,

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

[Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP]