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When i do a disc cleanup I would like to cleanuo old compressed files. Can they be deleted?
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31-Oct-2009, 11:51 AM #3
This is a known bug with Win2k and WinXP. Disk Cleanup is freezing because it is searching for old files that should be compressed. To remedy this run regedit, click on My Computer. Open up Edit and click on Find. Type in "Compress Old" (less the quotation marks) and click Find Next. Regedit will find the Compress Old Files key. Press Delete and when it asks if you are sure click OK. Reboot and Disk Cleanup will run like a breeze.
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Thanks. Definitely bookmarked this for future reference.
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