anonymous icon on desktop

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I have a new puzzling icon on my desktop that I can't
explain and can't get rid of. It won't delete. If I try
to open it to see what it is, it tells me I don't have a
program that will do so. If I look at its properties it
contains no information whatsoever. I've scanned for
viruses and been found all clear, so that isn't it.
It looks like a page with a corner turned down and
its "name" is ~. (Yes that little symbol)
Any ideas?
 
-----Original Message-----
I have a new puzzling icon on my desktop that I can't
explain and can't get rid of. It won't delete. If I try
to open it to see what it is, it tells me I don't have a
program that will do so. If I look at its properties it
contains no information whatsoever. I've scanned for
viruses and been found all clear, so that isn't it.
It looks like a page with a corner turned down and
its "name" is ~. (Yes that little symbol)
Any ideas?

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This ~ is a side affect of a badly written Microsoft
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hotfix! (windows update) Which one I can't remember right
now. And I believe it has something to do with your
address book. From what I've read about it, it is nothing
to worry about. I'm sure that Microsoft will have a fix
for their fix sometime down the road.
 
Thanks so much. I worry. Ha!
BT
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hotfix! (windows update) Which one I can't remember right
now. And I believe it has something to do with your
address book. From what I've read about it, it is nothing
to worry about. I'm sure that Microsoft will have a fix
for their fix sometime down the road.
.
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-----Original Message-----

hotfix! (windows update) Which one I can't remember right
now. And I believe it has something to do with your
address book. From what I've read about it, it is nothing
to worry about. I'm sure that Microsoft will have a fix
for their fix sometime down the road.
.
It's generated by outlook express. You should be able to
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drag it to the recycle bin but it will probably just come
back when you make changes to your address book. The
little symbol is called a "tilde", pronoounced till-dee
 
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