I am using Outlook Express 6.0 on a Win 98 SE machine. I have never had problems with it, but it does something a little strange. Most of the time, when I close OE after mailing or whatever, I notice a generic Windows icon called "~" (without the quotes) on my desktop. When I try to open it, the system cannot figure out the originator of the file. I've been deleting it each time this happens, and it does not seem to affect any of my mail. Any ideas about why this would be happening? Does it indicate a problem in the making?
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Outlook Express Creates Mystery "~" File 1
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Howdy:
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.
Note: If you did install this patch the above is applicable and yes, you should be able to delete the "~" file with no problems but these "~" will probably keep reappearing due to the problem with the patch.
Murray
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.
Note: If you did install this patch the above is applicable and yes, you should be able to delete the "~" file with no problems but these "~" will probably keep reappearing due to the problem with the patch.
Murray
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