Re: blue file descriptions in WE

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In news:EB4DEA3F-CBEB-48DC-A6AE-C80A51E8DA7C@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Justin Holker <Justin Holker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> Do these files become uncompressed again when you start using them? Is
> there a way to stop files being compressed (as I assume this slows things
> down when you want to access them?).
>
> This blue file listing must have been part of a windowns update as it
> happened on all my machines at work from the same day last week when I
> updated them with the latest Windows fixes
>
> Justin
>
> "Bruce Chambers" wrote:
>
>> Steve Hawkins wrote:
>>> I can't find any note in XP help as to why or how it decides to present
>>> some files in blue text in Windows Explorer. It appears that most of my
>>> regularly used files appear in black, but many appear in blue
>>> regardless.
>>>
>>> What is the significance of the blue entries? How does XP decide which
>>> goes in which colour?
>>>
>>> SteveH
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> By design, WinXP automatically compresses files that do not get
>> used frequently, and, if you've left the default settings intact,
>> displays those file names in blue.
>>
>> If you wish to change this behavior, in Windows Explorer, click
>> Tools > Folder Options > View > Advanced settings: Show encrypted or
>> compressed NTFS files in color.
>>
>>
>>
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>> Bruce Chambers
>>
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>>
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>> both at once. - RAH

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