Re: Disk Clean-up not working

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From: Graeme (graeme_at_REMOVE_MEblueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 08/11/04 

Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 01:15:43 GMT

"UohBoo" <UohBoo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7D7CB36E-9005-4334-B2D4-8EA956CEA139@microsoft.com...
>I have XP Home on a machine and whenever I try doing a disk clean-up before
>I
> defrag, it starts the compress old files and never goes any furthwer. It
> doesn't lock the machine up. it just won't do any thing. It will sit there
> for hours doing nothing. Any help from anyone?

Its a common problem - Use the following link to stop XP from including
'compress old files' when doind a disk cleanup...

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/deletecompressoldfiles.reg

HTH

Graeme

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