Disk cleanup on Windows XP may take some time depending on the speed of your computer and also on other factors. But if you have a speedy computer and there are no other glitches your experiencing with your OS or other PC problems it should complete lickity split. As an example I recently ran Disk Cleanup with all options checked and it completed in about 5 seconds. Of course I've got a speedy computer and my computer is running optimally. Your mileage may vary depending on your computer and also on how many clean up files are there to clean up. But for it to take a half hour to an hour or longer sounds very suspicious. Unless your running below a 166 Mhz CPU and your RAM is bare minimum (plus you have other obsolete related hardware) then disk cleanup should complete fairly quickly. PS: Software glitches and other hardware or software conflicts could be the main reason why your Disk Cleanup utility is taking so long also. > > Disabling Anti-Virus software may help speed things up too.

Also you don't have to worry about checking "Downloaded Program Files" Eddie. Those files (if any) are in a temporary folder and are temporary files not the specific program[s] itself.

Best regards,
Mike

[This message has been edited by keybplayer (edited 02-03-2004).]