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darren   08-09-2005 at 03:35:46 PM

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Is there any way to remove the "Compress Old Files" option from disk
cleanup?

I will never want to use it, so all it is good for is making disk cleanup
take longer to start.
I have seen it take 5+ minutes calculating.

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darren   08-09-2005 at 04:07:13 PM
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Got it...

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



"Darren" <Darren@infinitejoy.com> wrote in message
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> Is there any way to remove the "Compress Old Files" option from disk
> cleanup?
>
> I will never want to use it, so all it is good for is making disk cleanup
> take longer to start.
> I have seen it take 5+ minutes calculating.
>

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Malke   08-09-2005 at 03:35:47 PM
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Darren wrote:

> Is there any way to remove the "Compress Old Files" option from disk
> cleanup?
>
> I will never want to use it, so all it is good for is making disk
> cleanup take longer to start.
> I have seen it take 5+ minutes calculating.

Start>Run>regedit [enter]

Delete this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\CompressOldFiles.

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