compress old files

[Christine]

When I clean up to free disk space, the "compress old
files" doesn't move. It still has the same number. I
would like to compress these old files. I hope someone
understands this.

 

[Chris Lanier]

Greetings --

Try the following web sites:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm, scroll down to Line #48. In
the right-hand window, click on "Disk Cleanup - Compress Old Files Freezes"

Simply click on Kelly's fix, download the registry fix, then run it

Also View:
Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing Old Files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;812248