Re: Cant compress old files

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From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/14/04 

Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 18:43:27 +1000

One problem is that people who can troubleshoot it, like Kelly or I, don't have the problem. It's also a feature that shouldn't be used unless you must as it will reduce the chances of ever recovering data from the disk. 

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"Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23j9lh5YOEHA.308@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Well beings, David found the cause, thus this edit:
> 
> Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing Old Files
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;812248
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> However, I can't see how this is related to Hal.dll:
> 
> HAL=Hardware Abstraction Layer
> 
> How to Move a Windows XP Installation to Different Hardware
> http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBJ/tip4800/rh4839.htm
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> Situations in Which Windows May Not Start in Safe Mode
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q199175
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> How to Troubleshoot Hardware Abstraction Layer Issues
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q237556
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> All the Best,
> Kelly
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> 
> "Stuart" <sas2206@aol.com> wrote in message 
> news:cff501c43989$7a599310$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > Hello.  I was doing a disk cleanup, and i saw that there
> > was 1gb that could be saved by compressing old files, so
> > i tried it.  However, it reached about 3 bars, and then
> > it crashed, and i had to reset the computer.  I then
> > tried it again, but it crashed at the same place and i
> > reset again.  However this time windows wouldnt boot.  It
> > said hal.dll is missing and windows cannot start.  So i
> > started to use the recovery console, and it fixed this
> > and windows started.  I was wondering if anyone knew a
> > way to make the compress old files feautre work
> > sucessfully.  I would like to try it again, but im
> > worried it does something more serious and windows wont
> > start again.  I have read that microsoft help topic about
> > this, but it just tells you to remove the compress old
> > files registry entry, but it doesnt tell you how you can
> > actually get it to work.
> >
> > Can anyone help? 
> 
>

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