G
Guest
...why is that?
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J
JS
Windows compresses files and folders (NTFS partition) that are not accessed
very often, explorer shows these files/folders in blue.
Compression can be turned on or off on a folder by folder basis.
Just select a folder, right click and select Properties, General Tab,
Advanced Button.
In the Advanced Attributes window you will find the Compress options near
the bottom.
Check or Un-check the Compress contents option.
Also when in Explorer select: Tools, Folder Options, View, Advanced settings
to see options related to colors.
How To Use File Compression in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307987
JS
very often, explorer shows these files/folders in blue.
Compression can be turned on or off on a folder by folder basis.
Just select a folder, right click and select Properties, General Tab,
Advanced Button.
In the Advanced Attributes window you will find the Compress options near
the bottom.
Check or Un-check the Compress contents option.
Also when in Explorer select: Tools, Folder Options, View, Advanced settings
to see options related to colors.
How To Use File Compression in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307987
JS
G
Guest
Hi JS, thankyou for your reply. I have Farstones Virual Drive Pro 11.5
installed and I am making virtual cds and installing games from those cds and
it is in Virtual
Drive Pro that I see Computer and DriveC: are written in bright blue
letters. This is a new reinstallaton of Windows XP Home Edition so I am
surprised that there would be compressed files or folders already.
installed and I am making virtual cds and installing games from those cds and
it is in Virtual
Drive Pro that I see Computer and DriveC: are written in bright blue
letters. This is a new reinstallaton of Windows XP Home Edition so I am
surprised that there would be compressed files or folders already.
J
JS
I've seen restore CD's from vendors that (even with a new drive) when
completed have some folders compressed. Are all your folders in blue or just
some and if so which ones?
JS
completed have some folders compressed. Are all your folders in blue or just
some and if so which ones?
JS
G
Guest
Hi and thankyou for following up...
...there are only a few folders or are they files highlighted in bright
blue.
You may like to know I had the Page File on a 10Gb partition and the XP
Home Edition operating system on a 10GB partition and 2 other larger
partitions, one for games and the other for backup files.
Tonight the computer would not boot so I reloaded the bios defaults, I
could only try this, and when Windows restarted it had shifted the page file
back to the C: drive. In the Defragmenter Utility where it would have shown
the page file as the Yellow color it is now blue but there are no files or
folders in that paartition...
I thought you may be interested in this.
Also if you like, have a look for my post tonight in the Windows XP
Hardware Newsgroup, you may find that rather interesting also and there may
be a relationship between these 2 problems I have had....
...there are only a few folders or are they files highlighted in bright
blue.
You may like to know I had the Page File on a 10Gb partition and the XP
Home Edition operating system on a 10GB partition and 2 other larger
partitions, one for games and the other for backup files.
Tonight the computer would not boot so I reloaded the bios defaults, I
could only try this, and when Windows restarted it had shifted the page file
back to the C: drive. In the Defragmenter Utility where it would have shown
the page file as the Yellow color it is now blue but there are no files or
folders in that paartition...
I thought you may be interested in this.
Also if you like, have a look for my post tonight in the Windows XP
Hardware Newsgroup, you may find that rather interesting also and there may
be a relationship between these 2 problems I have had....