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~ file ==> what is it?
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 |
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~ file ==> what is it?
This is created by outlook express when you
send an email and is useless. can be deleted. "rs" wrote in message ... 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 |
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~ file ==> what is it?
It is an operating system bug. Just delete it whenever it appears, or just
ignore it. "rs" wrote in message ... 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 |
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~ file ==> what is it?
Do you know if this problem was fixed in later Windows versions?
"Papa" wrote in message ... It is an operating system bug. Just delete it whenever it appears, or just ignore it. "rs" wrote in message ... 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 |
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~ file ==> what is it?
No it is not OS dependent, the bug is part of outlook express 6 and is in all
version of windows using outlook express -- Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://security.kolla.de AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ Catalog of removal tools http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters "ArtWilder" wrote in message news:RYoyc.38078$My6.27146@fed1read05... | Do you know if this problem was fixed in later Windows versions? | | "Papa" wrote in message | ... | It is an operating system bug. Just delete it whenever it appears, or just | ignore it. | | "rs" wrote in message | ... | 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 | | | | | |
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~ file ==> what is it?
LOL. It was "fixed" (non existent) in earlier versions of IE (pre IE 6).
ArtWilder wrote: Do you know if this problem was fixed in later Windows versions? "Papa" wrote in message ... It is an operating system bug. Just delete it whenever it appears, or just ignore it. "rs" wrote in message ... 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 |
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~ file ==> what is it?
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. -- Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://security.kolla.de AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ Catalog of removal tools http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters "ArtWilder" wrote in message news:RYoyc.38078$My6.27146@fed1read05... Do you know if this problem was fixed in later Windows versions? "Papa" wrote in message ... It is an operating system bug. Just delete it whenever it appears, or just ignore it. "rs" wrote in message ... 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 |
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~ file ==> what is it?
Bill,
Glad to hear that you are the sum of all Computing, and if it doesnt happen to you then it doesnt happen, one of many links to the issue What is the Tilde (~) file that appears on Desktop? http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml open mouth change feet -- Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://security.kolla.de AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ Catalog of removal tools http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... | 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. | | -- | Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de | spybot http://security.kolla.de | AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com | Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ | Catalog of removal tools http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ | Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file | http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm | links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before | use | Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters | | "ArtWilder" wrote in message | news:RYoyc.38078$My6.27146@fed1read05... | Do you know if this problem was fixed in later Windows versions? | | "Papa" wrote in message | ... | It is an operating system bug. Just delete it whenever it appears, or | just | ignore it. | | "rs" wrote in message | ... | 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 | | |
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~ file ==> what is it?
and a few more links that mention the same issue in case one wasnt enough
What is the Tilde (~) file that appears on Desktop? http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml http://supportdesk.iit.edu/outexp.htm http://www.rexpage.com/forum/forum_p...D=192&get=last http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=2720 http://www.computing.net/windowsme/w...rum/41813.html http://www.zdnet.nl/talkback.cfm?id=35876&tbid=26693 http://www.tomax7.com/office/tilde.htm http://www.wintotal.de/Tipps/Eintrag.php?RBID=3&TID=854 http://www.tek-tips.com/gfaqs.cfm/pid/605/fid/5128 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1367978,00.asp http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/bugs.htm http://forums.windrivers.com/search....induser&u=8023 http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1084671343 http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...howtutorial/70 http://www.helpscreen.com.au/index.p...98691006&cid=5 http://www.experts-exchange.com/Oper..._20964185.html http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;830921 -- Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://security.kolla.de AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ Catalog of removal tools http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters "AlmostBob" wrote in message ... | Bill, | Glad to hear that you are the sum of all Computing, and if it doesnt happen to | you then it doesnt happen, | | one of many links to the issue | | What is the Tilde (~) file that appears on Desktop? | http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml | | open mouth | change feet | | "Bill in Co." wrote in message | ... | | 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. | | | | -- | | Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de | | spybot http://security.kolla.de | | AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com | | Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ | | Catalog of removal tools http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ | | Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file | | http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm | | links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before | | use | | Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters | | | | "ArtWilder" wrote in message | | news:RYoyc.38078$My6.27146@fed1read05... | | Do you know if this problem was fixed in later Windows versions? | | | | "Papa" wrote in message | | ... | | It is an operating system bug. Just delete it whenever it appears, or | | just | | ignore it. | | | | "rs" wrote in message | | ... | | 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 | | | | | | |
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~ file ==> what is it? Thanks!!
Thanks to all for the excellent help, especially "AlmostBob".
Rick In article , says... 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 |
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