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compdoc May 15th, 2008 6:21 pm
disk cleanup button missing
 
ok I have another one here for everybody.

I just updated to sp3 and I noticed that cleanmgr.exe was removed from the computer and the button in the local disk properties dialog box for disk cleanup is missing also. I was able to get cleanmgr.exe back but I can't find out how to get the disk cleanup button back.

thanks to anyone who has a fix for this

compdoc May 15th, 2008 8:00 pm
Re: disk cleanup button missing
 
nevermind I solved it

caperjack May 15th, 2008 9:22 pm
Re: disk cleanup button missing
 
and how ,for others who find this post when searching the same problem

compdoc May 15th, 2008 9:57 pm
Re: disk cleanup button missing
 
heres the link

http://forums.techguy.org/windows-nt...eanup-exe.html


heres the text

disk cleanup missing from Properties
1. If you right-click a drive, select Properties, then select the Tools tab, you'll see buttons for backing up and defragmenting your disk. On the General tab, you'll also see a button labeled Disk Cleanup. By default, Win2K and later run the following programs for Disk Cleanup:
- Disk cleanup--C:\Windows\system32\cleanmgr.exe /D %c
2. Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\MyComputer
registry subkey. Under the subkey are three keys: BackupPath, cleanuppath, and DefragPath. Under each of these keys, the (Default) value specifies the program to be used. If any of the keys don't exist (by default, BackupPath doesn't exist in Win2K), go to the Edit menu; select New, Key; then enter the name of the missing key under the MyComputer subkey.
3. Double-click the (Default) value under the path you want to modify, change the value to reflect the program you want to use, (C:\Windows\system32\cleanmgr.exe /D %c) then click OK.
4. Close the registry editor.

caperjack May 16th, 2008 4:46 am
Re: disk cleanup button missing
 
thank you

compdoc May 16th, 2008 9:58 am
Re: disk cleanup button missing
 
sure, no problem


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