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re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk'
Monday, July 18, 2005 at 9:16 am
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Posted by Bryan Max (2 messages posted)


Wow, I'm impressed, I had this same problem and followed your direction and presto, my computer is back to it's bad old self, thanks a million Bryan Max


On Saturday, January 29, 2005 at 1:43 pm, SheCanBuild wrote:
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>I found more help with this.
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>The post is here: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1020505770
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>But I copied/pasted it below:
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>Saturday, May 4, 2002 at 2:49 am
>Posted by Bor Greiner (3 messages posted)
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>Hi,
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>This might work for you (if the computer hangs at 'scanning compressed files stage'):
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>1. Type Regedit in Start - Run
>2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Volume
>Caches
>3. Export "Compress Old Files" folder (via right click)
>4. Delete all entries in this folder
>5. Reboot
>6. Run Disk Cleanup
>7. Import previous exported keys (by doubleclicking on exported .reg file)
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>Thanks to 'Bor Greiner', and everyone else that offers your help..
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Written in response to:
re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (SheCanBuild: Saturday, January 29, 2005 at 1:43 pm)

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*re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (Bryan Max: Monday, July 18, 2005 at 9:54 am)

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-Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (Mostafa Ghanei: Sat, Sep 13, 2003, 3:34 pm)
-re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (triplate: Sat, Sep 13, 2003, 6:00 pm)
*re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (kitty: Wed, Jun 16, 2004, 3:33 am)
*re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (kitty: Wed, Jun 16, 2004, 3:34 am)
*re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (hopper33: Sat, Nov 6, 2004, 9:59 am)
*re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (SheCanBuild: Sat, Jan 29, 2005, 1:19 pm)
-re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (Menahse: Fri, Feb 24, 2006, 5:04 am)
-re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (Jann Padley: Fri, Aug 4, 2006, 10:46 am)
*re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (Sarah: Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 9:55 am)
-re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (triplate: Sat, Sep 13, 2003, 6:02 pm)
*re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (Tamera: Sat, Apr 10, 2004, 12:12 am)
-re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (SheCanBuild: Sat, Jan 29, 2005, 1:43 pm)
-re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (Bryan Max: Mon, Jul 18, 2005, 9:16 am)
-re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (Bryan Max: Mon, Jul 18, 2005, 9:54 am)
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*re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (Rich Kurtz: Thu, Jul 28, 2005, 7:50 pm)
-re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (Ol' Brother Dave: Mon, Mar 19, 2007, 8:04 pm)
*re: Question about 'Clean up your hard disk' (Walter Bradley: Tue, Mar 20, 2007, 3:24 am)
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