Windows Explorer - File Names in Blue

[Paul Tholfsen]

For some reason, I've noted that Windows explorer, which always displayed
file names in a black font, now displays some in blue. I can't correlate
the blue/black distinction to anything. It only appears in several folders
so far I've spotted them in the Cookies folder (where some are blue and some
black), and in the Windows folder where the blue seems limited to a group of
Uninstall files created by Windows Update.

What's going on? What does the blue signify, and what's likely to be doing
this?

--
Paul Tholfsen
Bellingham, WA


Please Delete XYZ

[Earl F. Parrish]

"Paul Tholfsen" > wrote in message
...
> For some reason, I've noted that Windows explorer, which always
displayed
> file names in a black font, now displays some in blue. I can't
correlate
> the blue/black distinction to anything. It only appears in
several folders
> so far I've spotted them in the Cookies folder (where some are
blue and some
> black), and in the Windows folder where the blue seems limited to
a group of
> Uninstall files created by Windows Update.
>
> What's going on? What does the blue signify, and what's likely to
be doing
> this?
>
> --
> Paul Tholfsen
> Bellingham, WA
>
>
> Please Delete XYZ
>
>

Those files are compressed if you are using NTFS. The Disk Cleanup
utility will compress files which have not been accessed in some
time. The uninstalls for hot fixes are compressed by default.

--
Earl F. Parrish

[Paul Tholfsen]

Is there a switch somewhere which I may have thrown to cause the
compression? The Cookie file has always, until now been all black.

As things are right now, I assume that if I later access one of these files
that XP will decompress it in the background.

--
Paul Tholfsen
Bellingham, WA


Please Delete XYZ

>
> Those files are compressed if you are using NTFS. The Disk Cleanup
> utility will compress files which have not been accessed in some
> time. The uninstalls for hot fixes are compressed by default.
>
> --
> Earl F. Parrish
>

[alanwho9]

Go to Start --> Settings --> Control Panel --> Folder Options
Click on the VIEW tab sheet
Scroll down to the option
Show Encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color
and untick this.
This should take off the blue colouring on compressed folders

Alan


"Paul Tholfsen" > wrote in message
...
> Is there a switch somewhere which I may have thrown to cause the
> compression? The Cookie file has always, until now been all black.
>
> As things are right now, I assume that if I later access one of these
files
> that XP will decompress it in the background.
>
> --
> Paul Tholfsen
> Bellingham, WA
>
>
> Please Delete XYZ
>
> >
> > Those files are compressed if you are using NTFS. The Disk Cleanup
> > utility will compress files which have not been accessed in some
> > time. The uninstalls for hot fixes are compressed by default.
> >
> > --
> > Earl F. Parrish
> >
>
>

[Luke]

Paul,
for what it's worth, the compression in Win XP is useless. example: You
compress a 2 MB file to , say 500KB (1/4 the original size) win XP does not
give you the extra 1.5MB to use, it reserves the files original size on the
disk, which is 2 MB. If you ask , for an explaination, the best would be"MS
is NOT in the file compression business". Just thought you'd like to know.
FrankL
MCP


"Paul Tholfsen" > wrote in message
...
> For some reason, I've noted that Windows explorer, which always displayed
> file names in a black font, now displays some in blue. I can't correlate
> the blue/black distinction to anything. It only appears in several
folders
> so far I've spotted them in the Cookies folder (where some are blue and
some
> black), and in the Windows folder where the blue seems limited to a group
of
> Uninstall files created by Windows Update.
>
> What's going on? What does the blue signify, and what's likely to be
doing
> this?
>
> --
> Paul Tholfsen
> Bellingham, WA
>
>
> Please Delete XYZ
>
>

[Sharon F]

Try Disk Cleanup > More Options. Uncheck the box to compress older files.


--
Sharon F
Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User

Paul Tholfsen wrote:
> Is there a switch somewhere which I may have thrown to cause the
> compression? The Cookie file has always, until now been all black.
>
> As things are right now, I assume that if I later access one of these
files
> that XP will decompress it in the background.
>
> --
> Paul Tholfsen
> Bellingham, WA
>
>
> Please Delete XYZ
>
>>
>> Those files are compressed if you are using NTFS. The Disk Cleanup
>> utility will compress files which have not been accessed in some
>> time. The uninstalls for hot fixes are compressed by default.
>>
>> --
>> Earl F. Parrish

[Paul Tholfsen]

My WinXP Home system, the Disk Cleanup | More options only offers three
choices:

Remove unused Windows components
Remove unused programs
Remove all earlier restore points

But no checkbox for compressing files.

--
Paul Tholfsen
Bellingham, WA


Please Delete XYZ

"Sharon F" > wrote in message
...
> Try Disk Cleanup > More Options. Uncheck the box to compress older files.
>

[Sharon F]

Take a step back to the Disk Cleanup page. Click on Compressed Files. An
Options button will appear to set the number of days. To *not* compress
files on NTFS drives (other than hotfixes and dllcache which XP does
automatically), is to keep that "compress drive" box unchecked in drive
properties.


--
Sharon F
Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User

Paul Tholfsen wrote:
> My WinXP Home system, the Disk Cleanup | More options only offers three
> choices:
>
> Remove unused Windows components
> Remove unused programs
> Remove all earlier restore points
>
> But no checkbox for compressing files.
>
> --
> Paul Tholfsen
> Bellingham, WA
>
>
> Please Delete XYZ
>
> "Sharon F" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Try Disk Cleanup > More Options. Uncheck the box to compress older files.