tilde file name I have a numkber of files named ~
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around my hard drive also they seem to be on win 2k systems as well
any ideas pls
martin
around my hard drive also they seem to be on win 2k systems as well
any ideas pls
martin
Re: tilde file name I have a numkber of files named ~
Hi MartinThe ~(Tilde) phenomenon is a bug in Outlook Express and is a copy of the Address Book after it has been updated. You can delete those.
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> Does any body have a file named " ~ " I have a number of these files dotted
> around my hard drive also they seem to be on win 2k systems as well
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> any ideas pls
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> martin
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Re: tilde file name I have a numkber of files named ~
The tilde (~) is a result of this patch:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...94/default.asp
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Does any body have a file named " ~ " I have a number of these files dotted
around my hard drive also they seem to be on win 2k systems as well
any ideas pls
martin
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Re: tilde file name I have a numkber of files named ~
"MARTIN" <nospam@local.xx> wrote in messagenews:uIntXyPqDHA.964@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl
> Does any body have a file named " ~ " I have a number of these filesIt's a bug in a recent OE update.
> dotted around my hard drive also they seem to be on win 2k systems as
> well
>
>
> any ideas pls
>
> martin
It's the backup of the Address Book that should have been named *.wa~ and
placed in the same Windows folder as your *.wab Address Book file.
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