Blue Text

[Skyline_Mad]

Every now and then i come across a random file in a folder that has blue text, all the other files in the same folder have black text, after a while i return and its back to normal, but i aint got a clue to wat it means, is it infected with some sort of virus?

 

Its something i've had a few times on my pc, and at college, i asked my college teacher but he didn't have a clue wat it was.

 

anyone know wat it is?

 

edit: my system is Windows XP pro SP2, and was the same at college.

Edited December 27, 2006 by Skyline_Mad

[Svip]

A fast google search came up with an answer:

 

http://experts.about.com/q/Windows-XP-3282...aned-colour.htm

[CCPD]

Thanks for the link Svip, I had the same question! Probably my Registry Mechanic compressed them.

[Skyline_Mad]

Ahhh i see now, it was only yesterday i set it to compress older files, as i ran out of space on that drive, now i dont have to worry about it being a virus or something lol, tnx for the reply

[_-playero-_]

Hey svivip, how bad is the performance decrease when you compress folders?

[Svip]

Hey svivip, how bad is the performance decrease when you compress folders?

A. my nickname is Svip.

 

B. depends on what you mean

 

B.1. while compressing:

 

You will see a lot of harddrive activity during the progress of compressing, and not only that, the CPU will also be used a lot.

 

B.2. after compressing:

 

Well, to use files they must be uncompressed, this will required some CPU time, and thus slow performance, but remember, only compress stuff you use rarely, so you can bare it.

 

I hope that should answer your question.

[_-playero-_]

Yeah, I meant once files are compressed.

 

Thanks svivipiv