The Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;823302
Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing Old Files
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;812248
For an automated fix, look here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Read instructions at the top
Scroll down to:
# 48 Right hand side
Disk Cleanup-Compress Old Files Freezes
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:733443ED-4A19-40A2-B36E-318A85E5F6C8@microsoft.com,
Pacj2bewley <Pacj2bewley@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> My disk cleanup stops during the compression of old files ( the beginning)
> and I can't figure out how to fix this, tried some of the suggestions,
> but no luck. Can disk cleanup be deleted and reinstalled by itself? Or
> how do I fix this?