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Help please! Error found: 80242006
Does the disk activity light come on often? Perhaps you're low on RAM. Not this either. I've kept an eye on the SystemMonitor, and Unused Physical Memory is still Clearing the cache might help if so. And "Disk Cleanup" from the "System Tools" might not be a bad idea, either, if you haven't done it recently.

Windows XP Update failed to download
... despite the failed install) but this did not solve the problem does anyone know where the temp install files are stored for SP2 so i can go remove them Then select "Disk Cleanup". 4) If you are sure you don't need to uninstall SP1, you can delete the %windir%\$NtServicePackUninstall$\ folder (if you have

Fonts fail to load>BOOTLOG.TXT in W98SE
Thanks -- does this mean I'm now going to have to enter a password whenever I turn on the computer? Still trying to figure out how to configure Disk CleanUp, too. Thanks again, -Sharon Remove the DOTs to reply by e-mail Tampa Bay Lightning Photo Album http://home.tampabay.rr.com/lightningalbum.

Disable System Restore?
The registry cleaner has caused problems, in my experience, often too late as users *fail to save a backup* of what's removed. Click All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk Cleanup. * Disk cleanup will calculate the free space on your computer, which may take a few minutes. * After the calculation is

Halo Trial downloaded but all attempts to install in XP fail
If the Disk Cleanup utility is being used, make sure clean up under System Restore is unchecked on the More Options tab. Having this checked will remove all Gerry "Edward W. Thompson" wrote System Restore does not automatically create Restore Points for me as the vent Log 'claims' I have insufficient space.

How do you fix a corrupt DirextX in WindowsXP
Possibly running Disk Cleanup to delete all of your temp and temporary internet files would allow them to move to the recycle bin a bit faster. Start / Programs / Accessories / System / Disk The copies are created when you fail to completely release the mouse button before you move the pointer to another file.

Does anyone else ever have Windows problems?
Run "Disk Cleanup" on all your HD partitions. Use WinMe Startup Disk and bootup to the DOS prompt type, REN C:\WINDOWS\WININIT.INI C:\WINDOWS\WININIT. minimum software, a.go. basic Win Me so that should not be the problem. Is the problem that 2 installed before 1? Does anyone out there please know? From Richard.

dragging/dropping a thumbnail takes long time?
I ran Disk Cleanup (which has never gotten rid of that file before), but this time, when I highlighted "Temporary Internet Files", it offered me the option of If this does not delete this file, then try to do it manually although intervention through the Windows Registry might become necessary should it fail.

Loss of program access
Robert El_Ba...@hotmail.com microsoft public windowsxp perform_maintain Anyone know why disk cleanup would fail to run. The program opens but does not accomplish anything. This is a new problem, ie, only started today. Thanks.

Internet explorer 'tools' function failed
Is it worth buying and how much hard drive space does it need? I am a computer idiot and rely on the kindness of strangers to help me with computer questions The utilities include a Magnifier, a Task Scheduler (including Winalign - see below), a Maintenance Wizard (primarily another scheduler), a Disk Cleanup

Agent - What's Wrong?
Robert McGregor rcmcgre...@email.msnospam.com alt windows98 Disk Cleanup does not filled the bill. It cannot remove TEMP sub-folders. .... BAT is therefore not recommended, as it could cause those installations to fail. One workaround is to use MSCONFIG to disable the line(s) prior to an installation.

When does System Restore refuse to put Restore Point down?
The purpose of the clean boot was to find if something in the boot process is causing SR to fail. You don't mention if anything was found, and if nothing was removed I doubt the problem will .... If the Disk Cleanup utility is being used, make sure clean up under System Restore is unchecked on the More Options tab.

Why does System restore fail?
I tried using safe mode, but no use, safe mode also failed to load, just froze. Does any one had similar experience with Compaq after BIOS upgrade. do a Disk cleanup and a Defrag, then if everything remains working through several reboots, go directly to SP2, bypassing the patch installations.

* Compaq Presario B1015 - XP Pro SP2 does not boot "
Sometimes (ie sometimes it does what it is supposed to do, sometimes it doesn't) you can do the same thing via the disc properties "clean up" button...open My Computer, select the drive >right click, properties click on disk cleanup My take on this, which is probably not technically correct, is that the printing

How do I completely uninstall MS Office 2003?
Disk Cleanup does not filled the bill. It cannot remove TEMP sub-folders. I question your assumption that Disk Cleanup is in reference to the TEMPORARY registry KEY. When TEMP and TMP point elsewhere, Disk Cleanup fails to empty them - only the folder referenced in the registry key is emptied.

Windows98
Even though the volume we have Groupwise installed on still contains over 4gig of free space, I'm getting the following message rather repetively. The amount of free disk space reported is vanishing fast! Post Office 4/10 4:44am HBASLC.IS Disk cleanup failed, 0010 MB free Does anybody know what would be causing

Any help for failed VISTA SP1 upgrades?
Seriously, let's agree to disagree on this, i lost the code in a disk cleanup anyway, and would need to reimplement it. It is rather trivial anyway. But what you claim is rather If it does not, then : 1) if there was a known partition on it, it would have failed to detect it anyway, and thus be broken already.

Does anyone else ever have Windows problems?
To correct your problem with Cryptographic Services: Step #1 Perform a Disk Cleanup: Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup Step #2: FamilyId=2354406C-C5B6-44AC-9532- 3DE40F69C074&displaylang=en If installation continues to fail, try this additional procedure: Click Start > Run and

Disk Cleanup Failures
It only does it when I am away from my computer. Somehow it knows when the screensaver has activated or there has been no activity on the computer for a while. I used Disk Cleanup. Nothing works. This has gone on for three days now. How can I make this stop. Is there something on my computer that I cannot seem

[**SAM**] Strange playback problem
Richard Keirle r...@hotmail.com microsoft public windowsxp general From what I read XP does not support Scandisk.exe, ie they're reverted back to a "tweaked-up" chkdsk.exe. .... 2 Disk cleanup, such as garbage collection, was performed, or cleanup was not performed because /f was not specified.