# Why is this blue?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-this-blue/20251>\
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**Created:** [May 6, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-this-blue/20251 "2003-05-06T21:33:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![chris9902](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb9ed0/32.png) [@chris9902](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chris9902)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-this-blue/20251/1 "2003-05-06T21:33:42Z")

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[http://gta.to-j.com/blue.gif](http://gta.to-j.com/blue.gif)

look at the pic and can someone tell me why this have BLUE words not black.

it is all over my cpu

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-this-blue/20251/2 "2003-05-06T21:34:26Z")

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the link is dead.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-this-blue/20251/3 "2003-05-06T22:05:07Z")

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The link isn’t dead, copy and paste it into your url. Hmm… Ive had that happen to me once, i don’t remember what made it do that, but i think it was because the files were hidden, protected, etc. Sorry i couldnt help much

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-this-blue/20251/4 "2003-05-07T00:03:01Z")

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I’m not sure exactly, but it does that on my XP as well and I believe it does that to files that have been inactive for awhile. Some of my old flash FLAs have turned blue after awhile. Of course I could be wrong…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-this-blue/20251/5 "2003-05-07T00:05:50Z")

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i dont think thaqt has ever happend to me, and i have had XP from not long after it came out…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-this-blue/20251/6 "2003-05-07T00:08:53Z")

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copy and paste??? :!: click and drag and drop!!! wheew my heed almost popped 😉

its for encrypted or compressed files. You can turn that option off in Tools \> Folder Options… \> [View] - some checkbox in that list

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-this-blue/20251/7 "2003-05-07T18:51:32Z")

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thanks guys, i thought i had a virus but loads of people have said i don’t so i am ok now :crazy: