Re: Saved files turning blue.

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

- How To Use File Compression in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307987
"You may notice a decrease in performance when you work with NTFS-compressed
files."

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Also in the Microsoft Windows XP Documentation, along with Windows 2003 Best
Practices, both found at microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp:

"It is not recommened to use compression within the folder structure or
logical file systems or disks that contain the active Windows installation or
boot volume if you can boot to multiple operating systems. By default,
compression is not enabled on installation partitions when you install
Windows XP. This can be enabled from the logical disk's properties sheet,
accessible from Logical Disk Manager or My Computer (not recommended)."

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It's not good to use the compression on your boot volume. IF you do, it's
strongly recommended to disable the compression on the Windows directory, or
this can happen "NTLDR is compressed error while booting to the recovery
console on Windows XP."


I'm not saying you can't compress the Windows install drive, I'm just
saying it's strongly recommended that you don't, for both performance and
stability reasons.

- skeene




Compression is by default

"David H. Lipman" wrote:

From: "Shawn Keene" <ShawnKeene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

| However you don't want to use compression on the disk that contains your
| Windows installation (probably C:), because it could cause performance
| problems and even bigger problems if you ever need to boot into recovery mode.
|
| Open My Computer, right-click on "Local Disk (C:)" and go to properties.
| Un-check the box at the bottom that says "Compress Drive to Save Disk Space"
| Click OK, and then go eat lunch, it'll take a while.
|
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|
| Also, you can download the Microsoft TweakUI Utility ("PowerToy") from
| Microsoft (On the Microsoft web site, search for Windows PowerToys to get to
| the download page). With that utility, you can change the colors Windows
| uses from compressed files and folders, along with hundreds of other cool
| settings you can't normally change easily.
|
| - skeene


Microsoft DEFAULTS to using compression for all HotFixes stored in the %windir% folder.

That's "...the disk that contains your Windows installation..." which contradicts your
statement.


--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm



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