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From: Bruce Chambers on 25 Feb 2010 20:45 joe wrote: > Does the OS do this automatically and if so under what circumstances ? > > By design, WinXP automatically compresses files that do not get used frequently, and, if you've left the default settings intact, displays those files in blue. If you wish to change this behavior, in Windows Explorer, click Tools > Folder Options > View > Advanced settings: Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
From: John John - MVP on 25 Feb 2010 22:31 Twayne wrote: > In news:ewLI$ymtKHA.4332(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl, > Gordon <gordonbparker(a)yahoo.com> typed: >> "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message >> news:OVZuTgltKHA.5940(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> >>> If you check, you'll find the blue is zipped/compressed files >> >> No, not zipped, just compressed. If the file was zipped it would have >> the "zipped" icon. > > No. It's called a "legacy" format of pkware's zip programs. No it isn't, the files are not zipped. NTFS compression is not the same thing as zip. John
From: Unknown on 26 Feb 2010 14:33 I believe that is precisely why he has so many HD's. He needs them so he can find at least one to use as restore media. He runs registry cleaners so often he doesn't know which backup is good. Didn't he say he had five HD's? "Bill in Co." <not_really_here(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:OCZB0ymtKHA.3536(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > First Twayne's got to acknowledge and overcome his registry cleaner > (oil-change) mentality. You know, like it's needed ... like an oil > change is - to improve the car's performance. ROFL! > > Unknown wrote: >> It is my belief you just proved Twayne wrong------------------again. >> >> "Jose" <jose_ease(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:dd9acbe1-a2c3-462e-a214-1caa1561608a(a)d2g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... >>> >>> I am not taking sides by responding to Unknown - just posting a link >>> to a perhaps helpful article! >>> >>> What is the difference between a compressed file and a zipped file? >>> >>> http://www.blackviper.com/Articles/OS/XPcompress/xpcompress.htm > >
From: Unknown on 26 Feb 2010 14:43 He's been running his registry cleaners again. "John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message news:eFyFpQptKHA.3360(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Twayne wrote: >> In news:ewLI$ymtKHA.4332(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl, >> Gordon <gordonbparker(a)yahoo.com> typed: >>> "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message >>> news:OVZuTgltKHA.5940(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> >>>> If you check, you'll find the blue is zipped/compressed files >>> >>> No, not zipped, just compressed. If the file was zipped it would have >>> the "zipped" icon. >> >> No. It's called a "legacy" format of pkware's zip programs. > > No it isn't, the files are not zipped. NTFS compression is not the same > thing as zip. > > John
From: Jose on 27 Feb 2010 08:40
On Feb 25, 8:45 pm, Bruce Chambers <bchamb...(a)cable0ne.n3t> wrote: > joe wrote: > > Does the OS do this automatically and if so under what circumstances ? > > By design, WinXP automatically compresses files that do not get used > frequently, and, if you've left the default settings intact, displays > those files in blue. If you wish to change this behavior, in Windows > Explorer, click Tools > Folder Options > View > Advanced settings: Show > encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color. > > -- > > Bruce Chambers > > Help us help you:http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 > > They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin > > Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell > > The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has > killed a great many philosophers. > ~ Denis Diderot I would be curious to know how Windows decides what files I do not use frequently. To do that, it would seem that it would have to know something about every file on my system and somehow know when the last time I used it. How does that work? Does it check all my files/ drives? I'm not saying it does't, I just would like know how it determines that and no.. - I have not checked every file on my system for blue either I have never seen a blue file on my system that I did not compress myself for testing and this same XP has been installed for almost 5 years. Maybe it is somehow broken. |