AlmostBob wrote:
No it is not OS dependent, the bug is part of outlook express 6 and is in
all
version of windows using outlook express

No, it is not. I use OE (and Win98SE), and I don't have it.

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"ArtWilder" wrote in message
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Do you know if this problem was fixed in later Windows versions?

"Papa" wrote in message
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It is an operating system bug. Just delete it whenever it appears, or
just
ignore it.

"rs" wrote in message
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This may not be related to Win98 only, but I keep getting a file
called: ~
on my desktop. It is about 1.46M large and when looked at in a text
editor makes no sense at all. I suspect it may be some type of
marketing
tracking thing? I have run adware and spybot on my computer and have
ZoneLabs with anti-virus on.

Does anyone know what this is and how to get rid of it? I delete it
and
next time I boot it pops back up. I am running 98SE.

Rick