Scandisk and Cleanup don't work

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Jon

I have both scandisk and cleanup set to run regularly in
my Scheduled tasks. However, neither program runs, as it
says an invalid password or username was entered. I don't
have any passwords enabled, so this is somewhat
confusing. Also, when I click on the icons and try to run
them manually, nothing happens. Disk cleanup never goes
past the third bar, even if it runs all night, and
Scandisk just doesn't open. I double-click and nothing
happens. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
 
Scheduled Tasks Cannot Run with a Blank Password
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310715

Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm and scroll down to:

"Scheduled Tasks - Applying/Running tasks without a password"

[Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP]

HOW TO: Troubleshoot Scheduled Tasks in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308558

HOW TO: Schedule Tasks in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308569

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

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| I have both scandisk and cleanup set to run regularly in
| my Scheduled tasks. However, neither program runs, as it
| says an invalid password or username was entered. I don't
| have any passwords enabled, so this is somewhat
| confusing. Also, when I click on the icons and try to run
| them manually, nothing happens. Disk cleanup never goes
| past the third bar, even if it runs all night, and
| Scandisk just doesn't open. I double-click and nothing
| happens. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
 
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