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| 57890 | 2002-06-27 23:16:00 | I have a question re Windows "XP" (home). I have noticed that assorted file names inside various folders have changed from the normal black writing to BLUE writing. The ones I have noticed (so far) are mainly jpeg and gif images stored, and a few e-mail messages stored in a folder. Not all of the file names in each folder are affected, only some. Can anybody shed any light on this ??? I am most curious, as I have never seen this before, and am hoping it is not a warning of some impending disaster. Thanks. |
Snowman (704) | ||
| 57891 | 2002-06-28 00:55:00 | You are using NTFS as your file system . NTFS allows for certain files to be compressed on the disk . Compressed files have blue file names . You can turn the colours off by going to Start>Settings>Control Panel>Appearance and Themes>Folder Options Note: If nothing happens when you click Folder Options try closing the Control Panel Window . Click on the View tab in the Folder Options Window . Scroll down to the bottmom of the list . Third entry from the bottom is "Show encrypted or compressed NTFS Files in color" Untick this box to stop the colours from showing . You can also get to the Folder Options Window by opening any folder, clicking the Tools menu and selecting Folder Options . G P |
Graham Petrie (449) | ||
| 57892 | 2002-06-28 13:25:00 | Thank you very much for your explanation Graham. Much appreciated. Regards, Snowman. |
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