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Disk Cleanup Not Working
Name: Karl Date: April 21, 2007 at 11:06:58 Pacific OS: Windows XP, Service Pack CPU/Ram: 1.7mghz/320RAM Product: Pakard Bell (Intel Celero
Comment:
Ok i Try and run disk clean up and it doesent work, ive tryed disabling my virus and firewall s but it still doesent work. any idea's? much appreciated
Name: Tufenuf Date: April 21, 2007 at 11:10:12 Pacific
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Karl, When you say it doesn't work what do you mean? Is it just freezing up on the compressed files part?
Tufenuf
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Response Number 2
Name: Karl Date: April 21, 2007 at 11:17:43 Pacific
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Yep It's On The Compressing Files part. and it just doesent do anything at all, freezes up as you said.
karl
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Response Number 3
Name: Tufenuf Date: April 21, 2007 at 11:22:10 Pacific
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Karl, Go to the link below and scroll down to 48 and you'll see the "Disk Cleanup - Compress Old Files Freezes" Fix in the right column, download it and run it which should correct your problem. Just click on the words "Disk Cleanup-Compress Old Files Freezes" not the underscored word "Undo". "To use the Regedits: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it and answer yes to the import prompt.
Name: Karl Date: April 21, 2007 at 11:34:37 Pacific
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Ok i think i did it and pressed yes to the awnser in the prompt. and it said it changed the registry im guessing i will have to reboot my pc for it to work? as i clicked dick clean up and it hasant done anything yet...
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Response Number 5
Name: Tufenuf Date: April 21, 2007 at 11:37:24 Pacific
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Karl, Reboot your computer then try disk clenaup.
Tufenuf
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Response Number 6
Name: Karl Date: April 21, 2007 at 11:50:30 Pacific
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Works Like A Charm. Thanks Very Much.
Karl.
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Response Number 7
Name: Tufenuf Date: April 21, 2007 at 12:12:37 Pacific
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Karl, Glad it worked & Thanks for posting back to let us know.
Tufenuf
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Response Number 8
Name: PC Bob Date: April 21, 2007 at 13:07:08 Pacific
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OK, I'm going to try iy, too, since my system also seems to hang at that same spot. I'll report back after it's done.
And thanks!
Bob
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Response Number 9
Name: Intel 80486 (by meisinscotland) Date: April 22, 2007 at 03:52:51 Pacific
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OR:
Run Regedit: Click on My Computer (at the top of the hives) Do a search (press CTRL+F to do this) for:
Compress Old
And delete the offending key once it pops up.
That stops Disk Cleanup for scanning to compress old files and so it [shouldnt] hang up from now on.
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