why are some file names in blue font in windows explorer

"Joe" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in news:0ba601c39f39
$00d1d650$a001280a@phx.gbl:

> Can anyone tell me why some file names are in blue when
> looking at files in windows explorer in windows xp home??
>
> Thanks, if you have a second, please email response to:
>
> studmixer(removethis)@cox.net
>
> Thanks, it has been bugging me forever and have not been
> able to find the answer

XP will compress seldom used files to save drive space. It will
decompress as they are needed.

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can you tell me why, bugging me to

>-----Original Message-----
>Can anyone tell me why some file names are in blue when
>looking at files in windows explorer in windows xp

home??

>
>Thanks, if you have a second, please email response to:
>
>studmixer(removethis)@cox.net
>
>Thanks, it has been bugging me forever and have not been
>able to find the answer
>.
>

denhodges@freeuk.com <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> can you tell me why, bugging me to

>> -----Original Message-----
>> Can anyone tell me why some file names are in blue when
>> looking at files in windows explorer in windows xp home??
>>
>> Thanks, if you have a second, please email response to:
>>
>> studmixer(removethis)@cox.net
>>
>> Thanks, it has been bugging me forever and have not been
>> able to find the answer
>> .

Take a look in Windows Explorer under Tools - Folder Options - View. Odds
are, there is a check in the box to "Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files
in color".

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Frank GoBell