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There is this file that keeps popping up on my desktop. We delete it and it just keeps coming back. It doesnt have a name or extension, just this ~. Does anyone know what this is and how i can get rid of it?

i too have gotten that file a few times, it seems to be the address book, and it seems to be generated by outlook express for me, didn't really check into why, did a virus scan and it was clean and i got it on fresh installs of XP.

very odd

after some more checking, it is a bug in OE, and it is the address book as i thought, we are awaiting a patch from MS

I believe this patch caused it, check your IE see if its listed as a patch, though i dont recommend removing, it plus i think its a registry entry so it won't go away anyway.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...94/default.asp

not sure if its been fixed yet.

Its the address book backup, its going to the desktop ~ file instead of the correct backup, either delete it or if you want the backup to work move it too
C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book
using your login name as the filename ie charlie.wa~.

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Charliex seems to have helped you. Try using <a href="http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/"> adaware</a> to find out who put the tilde (~) on your machine. I use Outlook and have not had such a problem.

Had it also...deleted a few times and it came back...I always download new patches and anything to do with security from microsoft, and I have not had it in over a month..I assumed it was a bug and one of the uploads took care of it.

Windows 2000 or XP? Try running the automated Windows Update-
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Makes life mucho easier!