Thanks Dan. I don't see the * either so I've just reported this one.

>>>Have you noticed that, when using the XP UI, the dirty file indicator does not display?
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>>Nope, dirty pictures display just fine in XP... oh, you meant the other kind of dirty file. Now that you mention it, I haven't seen one, I'll check it out tonight.
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>I just switched to the Windows Classic theme and the '*' displays. Then switched back to the Windows XP theme and the '*' does not display.