Compress old files

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How do I activate "compress old files" in "disk cleanup."

My laptop does this but my desktop does not.


Thanks,
Karl
XP-Home SP2

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I wish it did help, but on my desktop when I do a "Disk Cleanup" the option
to compress old files is not present.

Thanks anyway,
Karl


"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Disk Cleanup
> http://tinyurl.com/5qc8p
>
> And you'll need this...
> Disk Cleanup-Compress Old Files Freezes
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/re [...] dfiles.reg
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> Wes
>
> In news:2r8ps3F17hk9vU1@uni-berlin.de,
> kage <skywagon185@nomsn.com> hunted and pecked:
>> How do I activate "compress old files" in "disk cleanup."
>>
>> My laptop does this but my desktop does not.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Karl
>> XP-Home SP2

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OK, Wes.

Thanks. That is it. My Sony desktop came with XP-home, but the "C" drive is
FAT32, the "D" drive is formatted NTFS. Mystery solved. Thanks,
Karl


"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Karl,
>
> I'm guessing that your hard drive is formatted FAT32 and not NTFS. Did
> you
> do an upgrade to XP? Compressing is not an option with FAT32.
>
> To find out...
> Open My Computer | Right click your hard drive icon | Properties |
> On the General tab it will say...
> Type:
> and
> File system:
> What's it say next to File system:????
> FAT32 or NTFS??
>
> If FAT32, you're SOL. If NTFS there may be another problem.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> Wes
>
> In news:2r9h3aF16nu0gU1@uni-berlin.de,
> kage <skywagon185@nomsn.com> hunted and pecked:
>> I wish it did help, but on my desktop when I do a "Disk Cleanup" the
>> option to compress old files is not present.
>>
>> Thanks anyway,
>> Karl
>>
>>
>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> newsQCvx32nEHA.3072@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> Disk Cleanup
>>> http://tinyurl.com/5qc8p
>>>
>>> And you'll need this...
>>> Disk Cleanup-Compress Old Files Freezes
>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/re [...] dfiles.reg
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>> Wes
>>>
>>> In news:2r8ps3F17hk9vU1@uni-berlin.de,
>>> kage <skywagon185@nomsn.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>> How do I activate "compress old files" in "disk cleanup."
>>>>
>>>> My laptop does this but my desktop does not.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Karl
>>>> XP-Home SP2
>