Strange file on my desktop 1

[spool]

Hello,

lately I get a file icon on my desktop that has a ~ on it. I click on it and it won't open. I delete it and delete it from the waste basket. In a day or two it comes back. This File icon ~ is appearing on all my XP computers.

Anyone else have this?

spool

 

[linney]

This from a recent Langalist article.

"It is the result of a windows update 330994 patch. You get the temp file after a change is made to your address book in Outlook express. You can see if you have the patch by going to IE....Help...About and seeing if the patch is listed there. I made a change to my address book this morning and "Bingo" the file appeared!

---That (tilde) file is most probably appearing as the result of installing the "April 2003, Cumulative Patch for Outlook Express (330994)". Microsoft is aware of the problem and is supposedly working on a fix. Many people are experiencing this problem and from what I've read about this problem that icon will also reappear when you reply to an e-mail and you have your Outlook Express set up to enter the persons e-mail address to your address book whenever you reply to an e-mail.

You can either just put up with it or follow the uninstall directions for the patch at the link below."

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/330994/default.asp

 

[spool]

linney,

Thanks, I read somewhere it was caused by a patch.I forgot where.

spool