Disk Cleanup stall

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Jac

When attempting to run Disk Cleanup, it just stops dead
while attempting to compress files....how come and what
can I do to correct this?
 
Hi Jac,

Some people posting to the microsoft.public.* newsgroups have reported that
Disk Cleanup's "Compressing Old Files" stage can take overnight, so you may want to
leave Disk Cleanup running that long.

Also, some people post that Disk Cleanup stops responding while compressing old
files. The following Microsoft Knowledge Base Article explains a workaround that, if
implemented, removes the option to Compress Old Files (although written for Windows
XP, the resolution also works for Windows 2000).

KB812248 - Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing Old Files
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=812248

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Carrie Garth, Microsoft MVP for Windows 2000
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: "Jac" <camps50 AT charter DOT net>
: Wrote in message : Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 06:10 PM
:
: When attempting to run Disk Cleanup, it just stops dead
: while attempting to compress files....how come and what
: can I do to correct this?
 
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