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Guest dkstockstill
Posted

I'm fairly sure I have some type of virus because the files didn't change

color until I was looking at and throwing out old floppies. I checked the

folder and the compression option is not checked. My virus software said

that it caught and cleaned the file, but ever since then files turn blue. If

you rename them, they stay black for a little while. I have McAfee and it

says my drive is clean. I also have disappearing windows components. I had

to reinstall outlook express yesterday. What on earth should I do?

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That''s what I said!

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Guest Anando [MVP]
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Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked firs

 

Hello,

 

Did you check the properties of the individual files ? They might be compressed individually and the

parent folder might not be compressed.

 

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Anando

Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User

http://www.microsoft.com/mvp

 

Microsoft Certified Professional

http://www.microsoft.com/mcp

 

My Blog

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"dkstockstill" <dkstockstill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> I'm fairly sure I have some type of virus because the files didn't change

> color until I was looking at and throwing out old floppies. I checked the

> folder and the compression option is not checked. My virus software said

> that it caught and cleaned the file, but ever since then files turn blue. If

> you rename them, they stay black for a little while. I have McAfee and it

> says my drive is clean. I also have disappearing windows components. I had

> to reinstall outlook express yesterday. What on earth should I do?

> --

> That''s what I said!

Guest Curt Christianson
Posted

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked firs

 

Hi Anando,

 

The MCP site in your sig. comes back "bad" for me. Do you have an alternate

by chance?

 

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HTH,

Curt

 

Windows Support Center

http://www.aumha.org

Practically Nerded,...

http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm

 

"Anando [MVP]" <anando@mvps.org> wrote in message

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| Hello,

|

| Did you check the properties of the individual files ? They might be

compressed individually and the

| parent folder might not be compressed.

|

| --

| Anando

| Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User

| http://www.microsoft.com/mvp

|

| Microsoft Certified Professional

| http://www.microsoft.com/mcp

|

| My Blog

| http://www.anando.org/blog

| "dkstockstill" <dkstockstill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

| news:203A63E8-3BCE-4DC4-AA63-90DA3B71607F@microsoft.com...

| > I'm fairly sure I have some type of virus because the files didn't

change

| > color until I was looking at and throwing out old floppies. I checked

the

| > folder and the compression option is not checked. My virus software

said

| > that it caught and cleaned the file, but ever since then files turn

blue. If

| > you rename them, they stay black for a little while. I have McAfee and

it

| > says my drive is clean. I also have disappearing windows components. I

had

| > to reinstall outlook express yesterday. What on earth should I do?

| > --

| > That''s what I said!

|

Posted

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked firs

 

Anando

 

Your links in your signature are the same and neither work. I would

imagine the one after Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User was intended to

be something different. Are you the genuine McCoy?

 

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Regards.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Anando [MVP] wrote:

> Hello,

>

> Did you check the properties of the individual files ? They might be

> compressed individually and the parent folder might not be compressed.

>

>

> My Blog

> http://www.anando.org/blog

> "dkstockstill" <dkstockstill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message news:203A63E8-3BCE-4DC4-AA63-90DA3B71607F@microsoft.com...

>> I'm fairly sure I have some type of virus because the files didn't

>> change color until I was looking at and throwing out old floppies. I

>> checked the folder and the compression option is not checked. My

>> virus software said that it caught and cleaned the file, but ever

>> since then files turn blue. If you rename them, they stay black for

>> a little while. I have McAfee and it says my drive is clean. I

>> also have disappearing windows components. I had to reinstall

>> outlook express yesterday. What on earth should I do? --

>> That''s what I said!

Posted

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checkedfirs

 

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checkedfirs

 

Gerry wrote:

> Anando

>

> Your links in your signature are the same and neither work. I would

> imagine the one after Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User was intended to

> be something different. Are you the genuine McCoy?

>

 

All three work for me. Maybe it's because I'm using Ubuntu with Fire Fox?

 

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Posted

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked firs

 

Alias

 

They do now.

 

Regarding the one after Microsoft MVP I think I need new glasses <G>.

 

--

Regards.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Alias wrote:

> Gerry wrote:

>> Anando

>>

>> Your links in your signature are the same and neither work. I would

>> imagine the one after Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User was intended

>> to be something different. Are you the genuine McCoy?

>>

>

> All three work for me. Maybe it's because I'm using Ubuntu with Fire

> Fox?

Guest dkstockstill
Posted

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked

 

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked

 

They were individually compressed and the folder wasn't. Thanks a lot! I

thought I was going crazy.

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That''''s what I said!

Guest Anando [MVP]
Posted

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked

 

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked

 

@dkstockstill

Glad to be of help !

 

@Curt

Sorry, the URL seems to have been updated. New URL:

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/

 

@Gerry

No, sorry, I am a fake McCoy but a genuine Microsoft MVP

 

 

--

Anando

Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User

http://www.microsoft.com/mvp

 

Microsoft Certified Professional

http://www.microsoft.com/mcp

 

My Blog

http://www.anando.org/blog

"dkstockstill" <dkstockstill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:CFABE7CE-3873-4BC2-AB07-920E37996CF0@microsoft.com...

> They were individually compressed and the folder wasn't. Thanks a lot! I

> thought I was going crazy.

> --

> That''''s what I said!

>

>

Guest Curt Christianson
Posted

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked

 

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked

 

Thanks Anando!

 

--

HTH,

Curt

 

Windows Support Center

http://www.aumha.org

Practically Nerded,...

http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm

 

"Anando [MVP]" <anando@mvps.org> wrote in message

news:6EDA37F5-9CE4-4131-9B32-49D04CBD3608@microsoft.com...

| @dkstockstill

| Glad to be of help !

|

| @Curt

| Sorry, the URL seems to have been updated. New URL:

| http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/

|

| @Gerry

| No, sorry, I am a fake McCoy but a genuine Microsoft MVP

|

|

| --

| Anando

| Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User

| http://www.microsoft.com/mvp

|

| Microsoft Certified Professional

| http://www.microsoft.com/mcp

|

| My Blog

| http://www.anando.org/blog

| "dkstockstill" <dkstockstill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

| news:CFABE7CE-3873-4BC2-AB07-920E37996CF0@microsoft.com...

| > They were individually compressed and the folder wasn't. Thanks a lot!

I

| > thought I was going crazy.

| > --

| > That''''s what I said!

| >

| >

|

Guest Anando [MVP]
Posted

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked

 

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked

 

YW !

 

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Anando

Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User

http://www.microsoft.com/mvp

 

My Blog

http://www.anando.org/blog

"Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Thanks Anando!

>

> --

> HTH,

> Curt

>

> Windows Support Center

> http://www.aumha.org

> Practically Nerded,...

> http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm

>

> "Anando [MVP]" <anando@mvps.org> wrote in message

> news:6EDA37F5-9CE4-4131-9B32-49D04CBD3608@microsoft.com...

> | @dkstockstill

> | Glad to be of help !

> |

> | @Curt

> | Sorry, the URL seems to have been updated. New URL:

> | http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/

> |

> | @Gerry

> | No, sorry, I am a fake McCoy but a genuine Microsoft MVP

> |

> |

> | --

> | Anando

> | Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User

> | http://www.microsoft.com/mvp

> |

> | Microsoft Certified Professional

> | http://www.microsoft.com/mcp

> |

> | My Blog

> | http://www.anando.org/blog

> | "dkstockstill" <dkstockstill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> | news:CFABE7CE-3873-4BC2-AB07-920E37996CF0@microsoft.com...

> | > They were individually compressed and the folder wasn't. Thanks a lot!

> I

> | > thought I was going crazy.

> | > --

> | > That''''s what I said!

> | >

> | >

> |

>

>

Posted

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked

 

Re: Why do I have blue files? They are not compressed, I checked

 

I never doubted it <G>

 

 

--

Regards.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Anando [MVP] wrote:

> @dkstockstill

> Glad to be of help !

>

> @Curt

> Sorry, the URL seems to have been updated. New URL:

> http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/

>

> @Gerry

> No, sorry, I am a fake McCoy but a genuine Microsoft MVP

>

>

>

> My Blog

> http://www.anando.org/blog

> "dkstockstill" <dkstockstill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message news:CFABE7CE-3873-4BC2-AB07-920E37996CF0@microsoft.com...

>> They were individually compressed and the folder wasn't. Thanks a

>> lot! I thought I was going crazy.

>> --

>> That''''s what I said!


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