can anyone help with comp. prob?

Question

ok so i havent done a disk clean up in god knows how long and i decided to do one and it wont let me it gets two load bars and after that i can leave it on for days and nada does anyone know how might be able to fix this???

Answer 1

Sounds like a virus problem. If you don't need to save anything or back up files then reformatting the hard drive and reinstalling the operating system and drivers would be the surefire cure for that problem. Ofcourse you will have to reinstall any software you use too.

Answer 2

Try from safe mode

To start the computer in safe mode
You should print these instructions before continuing. They will not be available after you shut your computer down in step 2.
Click Start, click Shut Down, and then, in the drop-down list, click Shut down.
In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, click Restart, and then click OK.
When you see the message Please select the operating system to start, press F8.
Use the arrow keys to highlight the appropriate safe mode option, and then press ENTER.
If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the installation that you need to access using the arrow keys, and then press ENTER.
Notes

In safe mode, you have access to only basic files and drivers (mouse, monitor, keyboard, mass storage, base video, default system services, and no network connections). You can choose the Safe Mode with Networking option, which loads all of the above files and drivers and the essential services and drivers to start networking, or you can choose the Safe Mode with Command Prompt option, which is exactly the same as safe mode except that a command prompt is started instead of the graphical user interface. You can also choose Last Known Good Configuration, which starts your computer using the registry information that was saved at the last shutdown.
Safe mode helps you diagnose problems. If a symptom does not reappear when you start in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and minimum device drivers as possible causes. If a newly added device or a changed driver is causing problems, you can use safe mode to remove the device or reverse the change.
There are circumstances where safe mode will not be able to help you, such as when Windows system files that are required to start the system are corrupted or damaged. In this case, the Recovery Console may help you.
NUM LOCK must be off before the arrow keys on the numeric keypad will function

Answer 3

Ok so a normal disk cleanup does 3 things -

It deletes files in your Recycle bin, the Windows temp folder,
and your Temporary Internet files. These are things you can do manually - if you have the right permissions set..

Right click on the recycle bin and select empty recycle bin

Open your my computer C: drive - then the windows directory
and highlight the temp folder - Press CTRL and the A key on your keyboard to Select all the files and folders in the Temp folder then Press Delete -

Temporary Internet files can be deleted manually and automatically as well by opening internet options and selecting Delete files or by selecting the advanced tab and scrolling down until you see the checkbox that says "empty temp internet file when browser closes" in the security section.. Check the box and click ok..

This is a bit less complicated than starting up in safe mode - Especially if your computer doesn't show a boot menu at start up..

Answer 4

Windows is probably trying to compress old files. It always seems to hang when doing that.
Download and install CCleaner. It's a great free utility and will clean all kind of stuff out of your system.

Answer 5

Hi. The usual suspects are malware. Try running AdAware, Spybot, and your anti-virus software first. The click on "Start> Run> " and input 'chkdsk' in the box. Reboot and try your disk clean again.

Answer 6

do it manually. search for large files, movies?
*.mpg *.avi
remove games
burn photos onto CDs.
then do a defrag.
MIKE

Answer 7

just feed it cheetos, ur computers just hungry