I have WinXP SP2.

Starting yesterday, the coloring of some file names have
changed. Whether I view files through Windows Explorer or
the open file dialog for a program, the names of some files
are blue, and some (maybe most) are black, as before.

There doesn't appear to be a pattern to this, such as by the
age of the file or when it was last modified.

Any idea what the problem is and how to fix it?

Thanks.
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Bob S.

Bob S wrote:
> I have WinXP SP2.
>
> Starting yesterday, the coloring of some file names have
> changed. Whether I view files through Windows Explorer or
> the open file dialog for a program, the names of some files
> are blue, and some (maybe most) are black, as before.
>
> There doesn't appear to be a pattern to this, such as by the
> age of the file or when it was last modified.
>
> Any idea what the problem is and how to fix it?
>
> Thanks.
This is a feature of Windows. Blue indicates older compressed files.
I wouldn't be concerned. If you use them / edit them they will return
to black.
http://www.tutorials-win.com/MediaCe...lue-filenames/

"Bob S" wrote:

> I have WinXP SP2.
>
> Starting yesterday, the coloring of some file names have
> changed. Whether I view files through Windows Explorer or
> the open file dialog for a program, the names of some files
> are blue, and some (maybe most) are black, as before.
>
> There doesn't appear to be a pattern to this, such as by the
> age of the file or when it was last modified.
>
> Any idea what the problem is and how to fix it?
>
> Thanks.
> --
>
> Bob S.
>

Hey ,I Think the hard disk drives in which u see combination of blue is NTFS
drive and only NTFS drives have such a oppurtunity..This is because NTFS
drives can be compressed,The File system is such a system it can compress
itself without any 3rd programmer's software.So I think you had compressed
the drive and in middle you had stopped compressing and that led for such a
combination of blue and black file names(blue representing compressed file
black representing normal uncompresssed file)OR else
U had enabled the scheduled option to compress a particular disk or drive
at some time of the week/month or you must have scheduled this compression
option when system is 30 min or 4 hours in standby mode...like that..There
are no problems and just compress the whole drive so that all blue names
appear..

"Bob S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> There doesn't appear to be a pattern to this, such as by the
> age of the file or when it was last modified.

They're compressed NTFS files/folder.

> Any idea what the problem is and how to fix it?

Windows Explorer - Tools - Folder Options - View - Show encrypted or
compressed NTFS files in color (uncheck)
They will all be in black font now.

Bob S <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> [snipped]

Changing the setting in Folder Options, as John suggested,
did the trick.

Thanks for all of your replies.
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Bob S.