Why are some files BLUE in Windows Explorer?

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    Default Why are some files BLUE in Windows Explorer?

    Can anyone help me with this one? Thanks. =)
    Mark Guest

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    Default Why are some files BLUE in Windows Explorer?

    The files with a blue overlay are updates from windows
    update. simple enough, u dont want to delete them, they
    patch the problems with the OS
    >-----Original Message-----
    >Can anyone help me with this one? Thanks. =)
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    Chris Lanier Guest

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    Default Re: Why are some files BLUE in Windows Explorer?

    In 076901c34cd1$bbe8ae10$a101280a@phx.gbl, Chris Lanier wrote:
    > The files with a blue overlay are updates from windows
    > update. simple enough, u dont want to delete them, they
    > patch the problems with the OS

    Sorry, this is not correct. Blue files are those which have been
    compressed.

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    Ken Blake
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