I have XP SP2 Media Center Edition (2004), and have my Windows Explorer
browser set to the "Classic" View (OK, so I'm resistant to change...) My
question is not a major issue, but when I see a list of files in a folder,
some of my filenames appear in blue, while the rest are black. Even some of
the system "hidden" files are blue. Why is this, and is there any way to
make them all black again? Thanks

Hi,

It just means they are compressed. There is no need to decompress them,
Windows will use them just fine "as is".

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"Big_mack1" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have XP SP2 Media Center Edition (2004), and have my Windows Explorer
> browser set to the "Classic" View (OK, so I'm resistant to change...) My
> question is not a major issue, but when I see a list of files in a folder,
> some of my filenames appear in blue, while the rest are black. Even some
> of
> the system "hidden" files are blue. Why is this, and is there any way to
> make them all black again? Thanks

Big_mack1 wrote:
> I have XP SP2 Media Center Edition (2004), and have my Windows Explorer
> browser set to the "Classic" View (OK, so I'm resistant to change...) My
> question is not a major issue, but when I see a list of files in a folder,
> some of my filenames appear in blue, while the rest are black. Even some of
> the system "hidden" files are blue. Why is this, and is there any way to
> make them all black again? Thanks


By design, WinXP automatically compresses files that do not get
used frequently, and, if you've left the default settings intact,
displays those files 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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