Re: Problem with Disk Clean up Win 2k Pro

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From: Bob I (birelan_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/05/04 

Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 15:00:54 -0500

You're welcome and thanks for posting back the resolution.

Ed Allen wrote:

> Bob: Thanks a lot. I am now able to run Clean Disk thru
> to completion. I manualy deleted a bunch of .tmp files
> displayed thru Search *.tmp. Some of them were corrupted.
> I then did a Repair using the Win2k disk and followed this
> with the removal of CacheValues from the registry.
> SUCCESS! it now runs. Thanks a lot for your help and
> patience. Ed Allen
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Run chkdsk. R-click on the Drive Icon, Properties, Tools,
>>
> Check Now.
>
>>Ed Allen wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I followed the instructions in KB 812248 and have
>>>
> manualy
>
>>>deleted files gotten via the use of RUN command %
>>>
> temp%.
>
>>>Disk Clean now runs further. It runs through Office
>>>
> Temp
>
>>>files and the Recycle bin and partialy thru Temp files
>>>when it quits with a message that an error has occurred
>>>and a error log is being written (sic) What do you
>>>suggest that I do now? Thanks for the prompt response
>>>
> to
>
>>>my question before.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing
>>>>
> Old
>
>>>Files
>>>
>>>
>>>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
>>>>
>>>>
>>>us;812248
>>>
>>>
>>>>Ed Allen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I have been trying to cleanup the Windows 2k Pro.
>>>>>
> drive
>
>>>>>and find that it runs forever, if I permit it to. It
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>ran
>>>
>>>
>>>>>last night 14 hours and the progress meter showed 4
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>blocks
>>>
>>>
>>>>>at both start and cancel. I have manualy removed
>>>>>cleanmgr.exe from System/32 and reinstalled it via
>>>>>sfc /scannow to no effect. When I cancel the disk
>>>>>
> clean
>
>>>>>utility the useage stays at 100 percent until I end
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>task
>>>
>>>
>>>>>via the process mgr. My win 2k version level is
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>5.00.2195
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Service pack 4. Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>.
>>
>>

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