Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked firs

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I'm fairly sure I have some type of virus because the files didn't change
color until I was looking at and throwing out old floppies. I checked the
folder and the compression option is not checked. My virus software said
that it caught and cleaned the file, but ever since then files turn blue. If
you rename them, they stay black for a little while. I have McAfee and it
says my drive is clean. I also have disappearing windows components. I had
to reinstall outlook express yesterday. What on earth should I do?
 
Hi Anando,

The MCP site in your sig. comes back "bad" for me. Do you have an alternate
by chance?

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| Hello,
|
| Did you check the properties of the individual files ? They might be
compressed individually and the
| parent folder might not be compressed.
|
| --
| Anando
| Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
| http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
|
| Microsoft Certified Professional
| http://www.microsoft.com/mcp
|
| My Blog
| http://www.anando.org/blog
| | > I'm fairly sure I have some type of virus because the files didn't
change
| > color until I was looking at and throwing out old floppies. I checked
the
| > folder and the compression option is not checked. My virus software
said
| > that it caught and cleaned the file, but ever since then files turn
blue. If
| > you rename them, they stay black for a little while. I have McAfee and
it
| > says my drive is clean. I also have disappearing windows components. I
had
| > to reinstall outlook express yesterday. What on earth should I do?
| > --
| > That''s what I said!
|
 
Anando

Your links in your signature are the same and neither work. I would
imagine the one after Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User was intended to
be something different. Are you the genuine McCoy?

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Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
Gerry said:
Anando

Your links in your signature are the same and neither work. I would
imagine the one after Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User was intended to
be something different. Are you the genuine McCoy?
Click to expand...

All three work for me. Maybe it's because I'm using Ubuntu with Fire Fox?
 
Alias

They do now.

Regarding the one after Microsoft MVP I think I need new glasses <G>.

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Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
They were individually compressed and the folder wasn't. Thanks a lot! I
thought I was going crazy.
 
Thanks Anando!

--
HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
www.aumha.org
Practically Nerded,...
http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm

| @dkstockstill
| Glad to be of help !
|
| @Curt
| Sorry, the URL seems to have been updated. New URL:
| http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/
|
| @Gerry
| No, sorry, I am a fake McCoy but a genuine Microsoft MVP
|
|
| --
| Anando
| Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
| http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
|
| Microsoft Certified Professional
| http://www.microsoft.com/mcp
|
| My Blog
| http://www.anando.org/blog
| | > They were individually compressed and the folder wasn't. Thanks a lot!
I
| > thought I was going crazy.
| > --
| > That''''s what I said!
| >
| >
|
 
I never doubted it <G>


--
Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

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