Color of fonts of some files names have changed

[Bob S]

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.

 

[Big Al]

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/MediaCenter/Blue-filenames/

 

[Ashik(Hyderabad)]

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.

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..

 

[John]

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]

[snipped]

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

Thanks for all of your replies.