Tilde Icon

Posted: 08-06-2003, 11:24 PM

Charles

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Whenever my computer boots up, or re-starts I always
notice that a tilde icon appears on my desktop. I delete
it, but it always returns when re-booting. It does not
seem to affect anything, but I am wondering if there is a
correction I should mwke

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Mcploppy ©

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Re: Tilde Icon

Posted: 08-06-2003, 11:31 PM

Charles bashed at the keyboard and said :

> Whenever my computer boots up, or re-starts I always
> notice that a tilde icon appears on my desktop. I delete
> it, but it always returns when re-booting. It does not
> seem to affect anything, but I am wondering if there is a
> correction I should mwke

Apparently it's a bug with OE and the address book. You can delete it but it
will come back (apparently)
Microsoft are supposed to be looking at the problem
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Re: Tilde Icon

Posted: 08-10-2003, 03:59 PM

i got the same problem, but i think it appeared on my desktop when i was
trying to export my address book and cancelled. that's all i did after
which it appeared. hope this helps to whoever is looking into it.
goodluck...

Jupiter Jones [MVP]

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Re: Tilde Icon

Posted: 08-10-2003, 09:39 PM

Charles;
The tilde is a result of this patch:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...94/default.asp
The file is created when certain changes are made to your address
book.
The files can be safely deleted.
A search of Google shows many having the same harmless but possibly
annoying issue.

My understanding is that Microsoft is aware of the issue.

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"Charles" <chazz@cableone.net> wrote in message
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> Whenever my computer boots up, or re-starts I always
> notice that a tilde icon appears on my desktop. I delete
> it, but it always returns when re-booting. It does not
> seem to affect anything, but I am wondering if there is a
> correction I should mwke

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