Why are some of the Word doc titles in the color blue?

When I open Windoes Explorer and find all my saved documents, some of the
titles are in blue text rather than the default black. I know this has
something to do with how I saved the document, but cannot recall how a blue
titled document is different from the others.

Thanx for your assistance.

Hi,

The blue color indicates that the file has been compressed by Windows. In
Windows Explorer, in the properties of each drive, you can see if the drive
is configured for compression. In general, files are not compressed
immediately. Hence you can see a mixture of compressed and uncompressed files
in the same location. For more detailed information, see
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true.
--
Hope this helps,
Pesach Shelnitz


"n8vnyr" wrote:

When I open Windoes Explorer and find all my saved documents, some of the
titles are in blue text rather than the default black. I know this has
something to do with how I saved the document, but cannot recall how a blue
titled document is different from the others.

Thanx for your assistance.

Thank you very much for your assistance with my question. I recall that I
did some tweaking on my system in order to conserve space on my hard drive
and must have compressed some files in the process.

Now I have to figure out if this is a good practice and how it effects my
system's overall performance.

Thank you again for your help.


"Pesach Shelnitz" wrote:

Hi,

The blue color indicates that the file has been compressed by Windows. In
Windows Explorer, in the properties of each drive, you can see if the drive
is configured for compression. In general, files are not compressed
immediately. Hence you can see a mixture of compressed and uncompressed files
in the same location. For more detailed information, see
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true.
--
Hope this helps,
Pesach Shelnitz


"n8vnyr" wrote:

When I open Windoes Explorer and find all my saved documents, some of the
titles are in blue text rather than the default black. I know this has
something to do with how I saved the document, but cannot recall how a blue
titled document is different from the others.

Thanx for your assistance.

I have read the information provided in the link you supplied and understand
that compressing files "You may notice a decrease in performance when
working with NTFS-compressed files."

Perhaps this was not such a good idea on my part.
I did not see insructions for how to 'de-compress' these files to regain
efficiency.

Can you please share your recommendation - to compress or to de-compress?

Thank you!

"Pesach Shelnitz" wrote:

Hi,

The blue color indicates that the file has been compressed by Windows. In
Windows Explorer, in the properties of each drive, you can see if the drive
is configured for compression. In general, files are not compressed
immediately. Hence you can see a mixture of compressed and uncompressed files
in the same location. For more detailed information, see
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true.
--
Hope this helps,
Pesach Shelnitz


"n8vnyr" wrote:

When I open Windoes Explorer and find all my saved documents, some of the
titles are in blue text rather than the default black. I know this has
something to do with how I saved the document, but cannot recall how a blue
titled document is different from the others.

Thanx for your assistance.

Hi,

In my opinion, the advantages of leaving empty space on your disk far
outweigh the impact on performance, which is generally not noticeable. A lot
here depends on your specific hardware, but since the impact on performance
can occur onlywhen your computer reads or writes to the disk, if you don't
notice any delays (and I don't expect that you will), keep compressing.

--
Hope this helps,
Pesach Shelnitz


"n8vnyr" wrote:

I have read the information provided in the link you supplied and understand
that compressing files "You may notice a decrease in performance when
working with NTFS-compressed files."

Perhaps this was not such a good idea on my part.
I did not see insructions for how to 'de-compress' these files to regain
efficiency.

Can you please share your recommendation - to compress or to de-compress?

Thank you!

"Pesach Shelnitz" wrote:

Hi,

The blue color indicates that the file has been compressed by Windows. In
Windows Explorer, in the properties of each drive, you can see if the drive
is configured for compression. In general, files are not compressed
immediately. Hence you can see a mixture of compressed and uncompressed files
in the same location. For more detailed information, see
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true.
--
Hope this helps,
Pesach Shelnitz


"n8vnyr" wrote:

When I open Windoes Explorer and find all my saved documents, some of the
titles are in blue text rather than the default black. I know this has
something to do with how I saved the document, but cannot recall how a blue
titled document is different from the others.

Thanx for your assistance.

I am running MS Windows XP Pro SP 3, Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.70GHz,
1 GB RAM
Total Capacity: 37.25 GB and since April have increased free space from 9.26
to 20.69 GB by compressing and mostly cleaning files.
As a result, I am feeling pretty good about my accomplishments, since I am
not in a position to upgrade or replace my current sytem, I must make the
most of what I have and extend its life expectancy.

I appreciate your feedback so very much, since I am self-taught and describe
myself as being just under an intermediate level user.

Thanx for any and all help you provide.

"Pesach Shelnitz" wrote:

Hi,

In my opinion, the advantages of leaving empty space on your disk far
outweigh the impact on performance, which is generally not noticeable. A lot
here depends on your specific hardware, but since the impact on performance
can occur onlywhen your computer reads or writes to the disk, if you don't
notice any delays (and I don't expect that you will), keep compressing.

--
Hope this helps,
Pesach Shelnitz


"n8vnyr" wrote:

I have read the information provided in the link you supplied and understand
that compressing files "You may notice a decrease in performance when
working with NTFS-compressed files."

Perhaps this was not such a good idea on my part.
I did not see insructions for how to 'de-compress' these files to regain
efficiency.

Can you please share your recommendation - to compress or to de-compress?

Thank you!

"Pesach Shelnitz" wrote:

Hi,

The blue color indicates that the file has been compressed by Windows. In
Windows Explorer, in the properties of each drive, you can see if the drive
is configured for compression. In general, files are not compressed
immediately. Hence you can see a mixture of compressed and uncompressed files
in the same location. For more detailed information, see
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true.
--
Hope this helps,
Pesach Shelnitz


"n8vnyr" wrote:

When I open Windoes Explorer and find all my saved documents, some of the
titles are in blue text rather than the default black. I know this has
something to do with how I saved the document, but cannot recall how a blue
titled document is different from the others.

Thanx for your assistance.

After reading this thread and the link, I told Vista to compress the
C: drive (since it's running out of space). All was well until Friday,
when I shut down the computer because I would be out all day and
lightning was expected. When I came back that evening, I went to turn
it on and the process stopped immediately -- with the message "BOOTMGR
is compressed." The only option offered is to Restart with Ctrl-Alt-
Del, which simply takes me right back to the same spot.

I can't find my Vista disk! I tried booting from the XP disk, but it
looks as though it would install XP in place of Vista, and that would
not be good. (Is there a way to _run_ the computer from the XP disk?
Would it be possible to copy BOOTMGR from it?)

If the Vista disk reappears, or if I can borrow one, will it know what
to do?

Or, is this a Sign that I should go ahead and upgrade to Windows 7
(which I _think_ I've seen on sale already)? ...hopefully it
accommodates the additions to Unicode since v. 5.0.

[writing from Asus eee Linux-based]

On Aug 13, 2:41 pm, Pesach Shelnitz pesach18(AT)hotmail.com wrote:
Hi,

Thebluecolor indicates that the file has been compressed by Windows. In
Windows Explorer, in the properties of each drive, you can see if the drive
is configured for compression. In general, files are not compressed
immediately. Hence you can see a mixture of compressed and uncompressed files
in the same location. For more detailed information, seehttp://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/prodd....
--
Hope this helps,
Pesach Shelnitz

"n8vnyr" wrote:
When I open Windoes Explorer and find all my saved documents, some of the
titles are inbluetext rather than the default black. I know this has
something to do with how I saved the document, but cannot recall how ablue
titled document is different from the others.

Thanx for your assistance.

Hi Peter,

The same advice for using the Windows recovery environment is given at
http://smallvoid.com/article/winnt-bootmgr-missing.html and at
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/...d.php?t=151686. You need
the Vista disk to get started. The first article has a link to
http://smallvoid.com/article/winnt-r...vironment.html with
explicit instructions. Also, check the possibility of a hidden
recovery partition mentioned in the last paragraph of that article.

Yes, any Vista disk will do, including a borrowed one. If you can't
find one locally, send me email.

At the moment, Windows 7 is available only to developers and IT people
who have a TechNet or MSDN subscription. It will be available for
general sale on October 22. I guess you don't want to wait that long.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.


On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:57:55 -0700 (PDT), "Peter T. Daniels"
wrote:

After reading this thread and the link, I told Vista to compress the
C: drive (since it's running out of space). All was well until Friday,
when I shut down the computer because I would be out all day and
lightning was expected. When I came back that evening, I went to turn
it on and the process stopped immediately -- with the message "BOOTMGR
is compressed." The only option offered is to Restart with Ctrl-Alt-
Del, which simply takes me right back to the same spot.

I can't find my Vista disk! I tried booting from the XP disk, but it
looks as though it would install XP in place of Vista, and that would
not be good. (Is there a way to _run_ the computer from the XP disk?
Would it be possible to copy BOOTMGR from it?)

If the Vista disk reappears, or if I can borrow one, will it know what
to do?

Or, is this a Sign that I should go ahead and upgrade to Windows 7
(which I _think_ I've seen on sale already)? ...hopefully it
accommodates the additions to Unicode since v. 5.0.

[writing from Asus eee Linux-based]

On Aug 13, 2:41 pm, Pesach Shelnitz pesach18(AT)hotmail.com wrote:
Hi,

Thebluecolor indicates that the file has been compressed by Windows. In
Windows Explorer, in the properties of each drive, you can see if the drive
is configured for compression. In general, files are not compressed
immediately. Hence you can see a mixture of compressed and uncompressed files
in the same location. For more detailed information, seehttp://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/prodd....
--
Hope this helps,
Pesach Shelnitz

"n8vnyr" wrote:
When I open Windoes Explorer and find all my saved documents, some of the
titles are inbluetext rather than the default black. I know this has
something to do with how I saved the document, but cannot recall how ablue
titled document is different from the others.

Thanx for your assistance.

Thanks -- that's exactly what I need to do.

Now can you 'splain why the Vista disk isn't with _every other
distribution disk_ associated with this computer?? Even the $5 "1500
card games!" from Office Depot?

As for October 22 -- will it be working properly when initially
released, or will it be a few months and a couple of SPs before it's
reliable (cf. Office SP2)?

And -- how could Vista's _own_ disk compression module have been
allowed to operate on such a vital part of the system?! You'd think
they would notice something like that. It's not like it was some third-
party operation!

On Aug 23, 10:36 am, Jay Freedman wrote:
Hi Peter,

The same advice for using the Windows recovery environment is given athttp://smallvoid.com/article/winnt-bootmgr-missing.htmland athttp://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151686. You need
the Vista disk to get started. The first article has a link tohttp://smallvoid.com/article/winnt-recovery-environment.htmlwith
explicit instructions. Also, check the possibility of a hidden
recovery partition mentioned in the last paragraph of that article.

Yes, any Vista disk will do, including a borrowed one. If you can't
find one locally, send me email.

At the moment, Windows 7 is available only to developers and IT people
who have a TechNet or MSDN subscription. It will be available for
general sale on October 22. I guess you don't want to wait that long.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ:http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:57:55 -0700 (PDT), "Peter T. Daniels"

wrote:
After reading this thread and the link, I told Vista to compress the
C: drive (since it's running out of space). All was well until Friday,
when I shut down the computer because I would be out all day and
lightning was expected. When I came back that evening, I went to turn
it on and the process stopped immediately -- with the message "BOOTMGR
is compressed." The only option offered is to Restart with Ctrl-Alt-
Del, which simply takes me right back to the same spot.

I can't find my Vista disk! I tried booting from the XP disk, but it
looks as though it would install XP in place of Vista, and that would
not be good. (Is there a way to _run_ the computer from the XP disk?
Would it be possible to copy BOOTMGR from it?)

If the Vista disk reappears, or if I can borrow one, will it know what
to do?

Or, is this a Sign that I should go ahead and upgrade to Windows 7
(which I _think_ I've seen on sale already)? ...hopefully it
accommodates the additions to Unicode since v. 5.0.

[writing from Asus eee Linux-based]

On Aug 13, 2:41 pm, Pesach Shelnitz pesach18(AT)hotmail.com wrote:
Hi,

Thebluecolor indicates that the file has been compressed by Windows. In
Windows Explorer, in the properties of each drive, you can see if the drive
is configured for compression. In general, files are not compressed
immediately. Hence you can see a mixture of compressed and uncompressed files
in the same location. For more detailed information, seehttp://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/prodd....
--
Hope this helps,
Pesach Shelnitz

"n8vnyr" wrote:
When I open Windoes Explorer and find all my saved documents, some of the
titles are inbluetext rather than the default black. I know this has
something to do with how I saved the document, but cannot recall how ablue
titled document is different from the others.

Thanx for your assistance.

The disk's location is a mystery. Maybe the dog ate it. I'll leave
that one to you to solve.

Because I have an MSDN subscription, I installed Windows 7 on my
desktop the weekend after it became available, and I've had no
problems except for a scanner driver that's incompatible and hasn't
been updated by Epson. I'll probably just attach the scanner to my
wife's PC, which is still on Windows XP. To be truthful, though, I
never had any difficulty with Vista, either. The last Windows version
that gave me any heartburn was the original Win 98 before 98 SE was
released.

As for how Vista could allow that damage to happen, I'm as surprised
as you are. In the bad old days of MSDOS, I think it was in 1.0 or 1.1
that the Format command would happily format the C: drive if there
weren't any arguments on the command line. The howls of rage were so
loud that the next version made you answer 'yes' to an 'are you sure'
prompt. Probably most of the current crew at MS are too young to
remember that fiasco. Certainly from a developer's point of view, it's
easy enough to check whether the drive being compressed is the boot
drive.


On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:30:34 -0700 (PDT), "Peter T. Daniels"
wrote:

Thanks -- that's exactly what I need to do.

Now can you 'splain why the Vista disk isn't with _every other
distribution disk_ associated with this computer?? Even the $5 "1500
card games!" from Office Depot?

As for October 22 -- will it be working properly when initially
released, or will it be a few months and a couple of SPs before it's
reliable (cf. Office SP2)?

And -- how could Vista's _own_ disk compression module have been
allowed to operate on such a vital part of the system?! You'd think
they would notice something like that. It's not like it was some third-
party operation!

On Aug 23, 10:36 am, Jay Freedman wrote:
Hi Peter,

The same advice for using the Windows recovery environment is given athttp://smallvoid.com/article/winnt-bootmgr-missing.htmland athttp://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151686. You need
the Vista disk to get started. The first article has a link tohttp://smallvoid.com/article/winnt-recovery-environment.htmlwith
explicit instructions. Also, check the possibility of a hidden
recovery partition mentioned in the last paragraph of that article.

Yes, any Vista disk will do, including a borrowed one. If you can't
find one locally, send me email.

At the moment, Windows 7 is available only to developers and IT people
who have a TechNet or MSDN subscription. It will be available for
general sale on October 22. I guess you don't want to wait that long.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ:http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:57:55 -0700 (PDT), "Peter T. Daniels"

wrote:
After reading this thread and the link, I told Vista to compress the
C: drive (since it's running out of space). All was well until Friday,
when I shut down the computer because I would be out all day and
lightning was expected. When I came back that evening, I went to turn
it on and the process stopped immediately -- with the message "BOOTMGR
is compressed." The only option offered is to Restart with Ctrl-Alt-
Del, which simply takes me right back to the same spot.

I can't find my Vista disk! I tried booting from the XP disk, but it
looks as though it would install XP in place of Vista, and that would
not be good. (Is there a way to _run_ the computer from the XP disk?
Would it be possible to copy BOOTMGR from it?)

If the Vista disk reappears, or if I can borrow one, will it know what
to do?

Or, is this a Sign that I should go ahead and upgrade to Windows 7
(which I _think_ I've seen on sale already)? ...hopefully it
accommodates the additions to Unicode since v. 5.0.

[writing from Asus eee Linux-based]

On Aug 13, 2:41 pm, Pesach Shelnitz pesach18(AT)hotmail.com wrote:
Hi,

Thebluecolor indicates that the file has been compressed by Windows. In
Windows Explorer, in the properties of each drive, you can see if the drive
is configured for compression. In general, files are not compressed
immediately. Hence you can see a mixture of compressed and uncompressed files
in the same location. For more detailed information, seehttp://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/prodd....
--
Hope this helps,
Pesach Shelnitz

"n8vnyr" wrote:
When I open Windoes Explorer and find all my saved documents, some of the
titles are inbluetext rather than the default black. I know this has
something to do with how I saved the document, but cannot recall how ablue
titled document is different from the others.

Thanx for your assistance.