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From: Unknown on 24 Feb 2010 10:49 Don't you really mean 'compressed'? "Jim" <bojimbo261(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message news:8ddao51g4eu4jfcnml89jdlu3jtkle5f3f(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:48:13 -0000, "Alain Dekker" > <alain.dekker(a)NO.SPAM.loma.com> wrote: > >>I've got a folder containing a bunch of ZIP files. When I view the list of >>files in Windows Explorer, the name of the file (and attributes like >>"Size" >>when viewed in Details view) are coloured blue in Explorer, some black. >>Usually all files are coloured black when I view them in Explorer. This is >>true in all the possible view styles (Thumbnail, List, etc). >> >>I've tried working out why by looking at the properties of the files, but >>they all look similar. Any ideas? >> >>Thanks, >>Alain >> > > Blue = zipped ; black = non-zipped .
From: Twayne on 24 Feb 2010 12:23 IN XP's case, zip = compressed = zipped ... . A zipped file is compressed, but a compressed file is not necessarily zipped as there are other methods for compressing file sizes. In the case of XP, with it compresses, it creates a zipped file. HTH, Twayne "Unknown" <unknown(a)unknown.kom> wrote in message news:uKYFijWtKHA.4428(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Don't you really mean 'compressed'? > "Jim" <bojimbo261(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message > news:8ddao51g4eu4jfcnml89jdlu3jtkle5f3f(a)4ax.com... >> On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:48:13 -0000, "Alain Dekker" >> <alain.dekker(a)NO.SPAM.loma.com> wrote: >> >>>I've got a folder containing a bunch of ZIP files. When I view the list >>>of >>>files in Windows Explorer, the name of the file (and attributes like >>>"Size" >>>when viewed in Details view) are coloured blue in Explorer, some black. >>>Usually all files are coloured black when I view them in Explorer. This >>>is >>>true in all the possible view styles (Thumbnail, List, etc). >>> >>>I've tried working out why by looking at the properties of the files, but >>>they all look similar. Any ideas? >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Alain >>> >> >> Blue = zipped ; black = non-zipped . > >
From: Tim Slattery on 24 Feb 2010 12:30 "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote: >IN XP's case, zip = compressed = zipped ... . > >A zipped file is compressed, but a compressed file is not necessarily zipped >as there are other methods for compressing file sizes. In the case of XP, >with it compresses, it creates a zipped file. I don't think so. A file whose name is shown in blue has been compressed by the OS. This is *not* zip compression, it's something that the Windows OS does. It's not as drastic as zip, therefore doesn't take as long to do or to undo. WinXP also has built-in support for zipping and unzipping files but it's a totally different thing. -- Tim Slattery Slattery_T(a)bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
From: Unknown on 24 Feb 2010 14:18 Well said Tim. That was my belief also. "Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T(a)bls.gov> wrote in message news:6eoao5h110aceg6vu58t7iv4uioro6m9m4(a)4ax.com... > "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote: > >>IN XP's case, zip = compressed = zipped ... . >> >>A zipped file is compressed, but a compressed file is not necessarily >>zipped >>as there are other methods for compressing file sizes. In the case of XP, >>with it compresses, it creates a zipped file. > > I don't think so. A file whose name is shown in blue has been > compressed by the OS. This is *not* zip compression, it's something > that the Windows OS does. It's not as drastic as zip, therefore > doesn't take as long to do or to undo. > > WinXP also has built-in support for zipping and unzipping files but > it's a totally different thing. > > -- > Tim Slattery > Slattery_T(a)bls.gov > http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
From: joe on 25 Feb 2010 01:41
Does the OS do this automatically and if so under what circumstances ? "Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T(a)bls.gov> wrote in message news:6eoao5h110aceg6vu58t7iv4uioro6m9m4(a)4ax.com... > "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote: > >>IN XP's case, zip = compressed = zipped ... . >> >>A zipped file is compressed, but a compressed file is not necessarily >>zipped >>as there are other methods for compressing file sizes. In the case of XP, >>with it compresses, it creates a zipped file. > > I don't think so. A file whose name is shown in blue has been > compressed by the OS. This is *not* zip compression, it's something > that the Windows OS does. It's not as drastic as zip, therefore > doesn't take as long to do or to undo. > > WinXP also has built-in support for zipping and unzipping files but > it's a totally different thing. > > -- > Tim Slattery > Slattery_T(a)bls.gov > http://members.cox.net/slatteryt |