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Running XP on a Dell dimension 4600. Every so often a blank Icon (looks like
a square with upper right corner bend in) appears on the desktop with only
a tilde "~" as a title. 180 kb. The "properties" are all black.

I delete it but eventually it comes back. What causes this and what is it?
 
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"Lenny Bruce" <spamme@devnul.com> wrote in message
news:8L6dnZs6LYvIHXHd4p2dnA@adelphia.com...
> Running XP on a Dell dimension 4600. Every so often a blank Icon (looks
> like
> a square with upper right corner bend in) appears on the desktop with
> only
> a tilde "~" as a title. 180 kb. The "properties" are all black.
>
> I delete it but eventually it comes back. What causes this and what is it?
>
>

It's from an Outlook Express patch and will appear whenever someone new is
added to your address book:

http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml


Stew
 
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> Running XP on a Dell dimension 4600. Every so often a blank Icon (looks like
> a square with upper right corner bend in) appears on the desktop with only
> a tilde "~" as a title. 180 kb. The "properties" are all black.
> I delete it but eventually it comes back. What causes this and what is it?

ISTR its a bug in one of the Microsoft updates from about 8 months ago -
can`t remember which one, or how to get rid of it though :-}

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It's a MS bug whenever the user makes a change to the address book in OE.
XP--in error--saves a temp file to the desktop. There is no fix yet, I
believe.

The file can safely be deleted.

--
David Nimon
dnimonREMOVE@##sympatico.ca
"Colin Wilson" <void@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> > Running XP on a Dell dimension 4600. Every so often a blank Icon (looks
like
> > a square with upper right corner bend in) appears on the desktop with
only
> > a tilde "~" as a title. 180 kb. The "properties" are all black.
> > I delete it but eventually it comes back. What causes this and what is
it?
>
> ISTR its a bug in one of the Microsoft updates from about 8 months ago -
> can`t remember which one, or how to get rid of it though :-}
>
> --
> Please add "[newsgroup]" in the subject of any personal replies via email
> --- My new email address has "ngspamtrap" & @btinternet.com in it ;-) ---
 
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alt.comp.mainboards.abit might get a faster
response.


"Colin Wilson" <void@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1b5691ade7a38ee998a5b1@news.individual.net...
> > Running XP on a Dell dimension 4600. Every so often a blank
Icon (looks like
> > a square with upper right corner bend in) appears on the
desktop with only
> > a tilde "~" as a title. 180 kb. The "properties" are all
black.
> > I delete it but eventually it comes back. What causes this
and what is it?
>
> ISTR its a bug in one of the Microsoft updates from about 8
months ago -
> can`t remember which one, or how to get rid of it though :-}
>
> --
> Please add "[newsgroup]" in the subject of any personal replies
via email
> --- My new email address has "ngspamtrap" & @btinternet.com in
it ;-) ---
 
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Sorry wrong group.

"Pen" <pen34usnospam@hotmailnospam.com> wrote in message
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> alt.comp.mainboards.abit might get a faster
> response.
>
>
> "Colin Wilson" <void@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1b5691ade7a38ee998a5b1@news.individual.net...
> > > Running XP on a Dell dimension 4600. Every so often a blank
> Icon (looks like
> > > a square with upper right corner bend in) appears on the
> desktop with only
> > > a tilde "~" as a title. 180 kb. The "properties" are all
> black.
> > > I delete it but eventually it comes back. What causes this
> and what is it?
> >
> > ISTR its a bug in one of the Microsoft updates from about 8
> months ago -
> > can`t remember which one, or how to get rid of it though :-}
> >
> > --
> > Please add "[newsgroup]" in the subject of any personal
replies
> via email
> > --- My new email address has "ngspamtrap" & @btinternet.com
in
> it ;-) ---
>
>
 
Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

Lenny;
A patch many months ago caused this.
For the fix, call Microsoft for the hotfix referenced on this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830921

--
Jupiter Jones
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"Lenny Bruce" <spamme@devnul.com> wrote in message
news:8L6dnZs6LYvIHXHd4p2dnA@adelphia.com...
> Running XP on a Dell dimension 4600. Every so often a blank Icon
(looks like
> a square with upper right corner bend in) appears on the desktop
with only
> a tilde "~" as a title. 180 kb. The "properties" are all black.
>
> I delete it but eventually it comes back. What causes this and what
is it?
>
>
 
Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

"Pen" <pen34usnospam@hotmailnospam.com> wrote in message
news:s8qdna7hQu7ENXHdRVn-hw@adelphia.com...
> alt.comp.mainboards.abit might get a faster
> response.

No, 3 posters from this group provided the answer within 24 hours. OTOH,
your suggestion was not very helpful.
 
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"Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message
news:i_4Hc.9387$Rf.3584@edtnps84...
> Lenny;
> A patch many months ago caused this.
> For the fix, call Microsoft for the hotfix referenced on this link:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830921

Thanks. That explains it. I think it's easier to just delete the file than
deal with MS.
 
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Then you will likely have to continue deleting it as it is usually
recreated.
Call the number referenced on the link.
State you are calling about a hotfix and you will not be asked for
payment information.

--
Jupiter Jones
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"Lenny Bruce" <spamme@devnul.com> wrote in message
news:v_6dnZuob6vK7nDdRVn-gg@adelphia.com...
>
> "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message
> news:i_4Hc.9387$Rf.3584@edtnps84...
> > Lenny;
> > A patch many months ago caused this.
> > For the fix, call Microsoft for the hotfix referenced on this
link:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830921
>
> Thanks. That explains it. I think it's easier to just delete the
file than
> deal with MS.
>
>
 
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