I have received this from one of our Senior Group members and I don't know
the answer;

Hello Joe
Can you tell me what's going on with XP ?
Suddenly and for no apparent reason a lot of the file names in My Documents
folder have turned bright blue
as if they were blue hyperlinks. I can only think that Microsoft has
slipped this into XP on one of its automatic updates. I can find no
reference to the names of files being blue in the Help section. Thank
Dennis

Can anyone here assist me please?


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Regards
Joe
Tasmania

Joe;
Compressed files are blue

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http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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>I have received this from one of our Senior Group members and I don't know
>the answer;
>
> Hello Joe
> Can you tell me what's going on with XP ?
> Suddenly and for no apparent reason a lot of the file names in My
> Documents folder have turned bright blue
> as if they were blue hyperlinks. I can only think that Microsoft has
> slipped this into XP on one of its automatic updates. I can find no
> reference to the names of files being blue in the Help section. Thank
> Dennis
>
> Can anyone here assist me please?
>
>
> --
>
> Regards
> Joe
> Tasmania

Thanks Jupiter, I thought that I had seen that somewhere, it can be turned
off in Folder Options/View can it not?

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Regards
Joe
Tasmania
"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message
news:utv15V50FHA.2880@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Joe;
> Compressed files are blue
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
> news:%23OCde740FHA.2616@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>I have received this from one of our Senior Group members and I don't know
>>the answer;
>>
>> Hello Joe
>> Can you tell me what's going on with XP ?
>> Suddenly and for no apparent reason a lot of the file names in My
>> Documents folder have turned bright blue
>> as if they were blue hyperlinks. I can only think that Microsoft has
>> slipped this into XP on one of its automatic updates. I can find no
>> reference to the names of files being blue in the Help section.
>> Thank
>> Dennis
>>
>> Can anyone here assist me please?
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards
>> Joe
>> Tasmania
>
>

Files that have been compacted will show in blue by default. Likely cause is running Disk Cleanup and the files are older than the setting for compact old files.

--

Bill James
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

Windows VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/

"Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:%23OCde740FHA.2616@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>I have received this from one of our Senior Group members and I don't know
> the answer;
>
> Hello Joe
> Can you tell me what's going on with XP ?
> Suddenly and for no apparent reason a lot of the file names in My Documents
> folder have turned bright blue
> as if they were blue hyperlinks. I can only think that Microsoft has
> slipped this into XP on one of its automatic updates. I can find no
> reference to the names of files being blue in the Help section. Thank
> Dennis
>
> Can anyone here assist me please?
>
>
> --
>
> Regards
> Joe
> Tasmania
>
>

The blue font indicates that the files have been compressed with the disc
cleanup tool or manually. The file names will also turn to green if you have
XP Pro and you encrypt a file or folder.

If you do not like these colors you can turn them off but it is easy to tell
what is what with the colors on.

To turn off colors just open an explorer window then choose tools and folder
options, then click view. Near the bottom you will find a entry that says
show encrypted or compressed files in color. Just remove the check mark.

Vince
"Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:%23OCde740FHA.2616@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I have received this from one of our Senior Group members and I don't know
> the answer;
>
> Hello Joe
> Can you tell me what's going on with XP ?
> Suddenly and for no apparent reason a lot of the file names in My
Documents
> folder have turned bright blue
> as if they were blue hyperlinks. I can only think that Microsoft has
> slipped this into XP on one of its automatic updates. I can find no
> reference to the names of files being blue in the Help section. Thank
> Dennis
>
> Can anyone here assist me please?
>
>
> --
>
> Regards
> Joe
> Tasmania
>
>

Joe;
Yes:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d..._overview.mspx

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http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:uH3lEe50FHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Jupiter, I thought that I had seen that somewhere, it can be turned
> off in Folder Options/View can it not?
>
> --
>
> Regards
> Joe
> Tasmania
> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message
> news:utv15V50FHA.2880@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Joe;
>> Compressed files are blue
>>
>> --
>> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
>> http://www.dts-l.org

Bill

Compact or compress?

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Regards.

Gerry

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


"Bill James" <wgjames@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uHKvBb50FHA.1028@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Files that have been compacted will show in blue by default. Likely
cause is running Disk Cleanup and the files are older than the setting
for compact old files.

--

Bill James
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

Windows VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/

"Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:%23OCde740FHA.2616@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>I have received this from one of our Senior Group members and I don't
>know
> the answer;
>
> Hello Joe
> Can you tell me what's going on with XP ?
> Suddenly and for no apparent reason a lot of the file names in My
> Documents
> folder have turned bright blue
> as if they were blue hyperlinks. I can only think that Microsoft has
> slipped this into XP on one of its automatic updates. I can find no
> reference to the names of files being blue in the Help section.
> Thank
> Dennis
>
> Can anyone here assist me please?
>
>
> --
>
> Regards
> Joe
> Tasmania
>
>

My thanks to all that took the time to reply, it is appreciated.

I have passed your information on to our Member and I'm sure his question is
well answered.

--

Regards
Joe
Tasmania
"Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
news:OYFIfZ80FHA.3000@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Bill
>
> Compact or compress?
>
> --
>
>
> Regards.
>
> Gerry
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> FCA
>
> Stourport, Worcs, England
> Enquire, plan and execute.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> "Bill James" <wgjames@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uHKvBb50FHA.1028@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Files that have been compacted will show in blue by default. Likely cause
> is running Disk Cleanup and the files are older than the setting for
> compact old files.
>
> --
>
> Bill James
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>
> Windows VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
> Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/
>
> "Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
> news:%23OCde740FHA.2616@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>I have received this from one of our Senior Group members and I don't know
>> the answer;
>>
>> Hello Joe
>> Can you tell me what's going on with XP ?
>> Suddenly and for no apparent reason a lot of the file names in My
>> Documents
>> folder have turned bright blue
>> as if they were blue hyperlinks. I can only think that Microsoft has
>> slipped this into XP on one of its automatic updates. I can find no
>> reference to the names of files being blue in the Help section. Thank
>> Dennis
>>
>> Can anyone here assist me please?
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards
>> Joe
>> Tasmania
>>
>>
>