Disk cleanup won't complete run

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I downloaded four patches the other day and since that time I can not run disk cleanup. The diologue box that gives choice of drives comes up but when I click it, the box goes away but nothing happens. My wife suspects a worm. My firewall says one of the patches didn't take. I just want disk cleanup back. Everything else works.
 
Try the following web sites for troubleshooting suggestions:

Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and 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.
(Note: Disable your antivirus program before running the repair script)

[Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP]


Applicable Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:

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


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| I downloaded four patches the other day and since that time I can not run disk cleanup. The diologue box
that gives choice of drives comes up but when I click it, the box goes away but nothing happens. My wife
suspects a worm. My firewall says one of the patches didn't take. I just want disk cleanup back. Everything
else works.
 
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