file named "~" appears on screen by magic

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Desmo 900

Everytime I shut down my internet connection, a file named
~ appears on the desktop. Properties are:
Type 'file' (with no extension)
location c\Docs and set\user\desktop
size 233KB
Archive.
Using XPhome, Norton System works. When I delete it, it
reapppears the next time I shut down, date at shutdown
time.

Magic or gremlins??
 
The "Mysterious Tilde File" usually appears just after you close OE but only
if you made any change to Address Book during this OE session...but not
always.

It's usually found on Desktop but on occasion appears at C:\ . Rename it
~.wab and you'll see it's an exact copy of Address Book. You can either
rename it or simply delete it.

It first appeared in November '02 with 331923/Cumulative Update for OE6-SP1
which was only available via manual download and with the more recent
330994/April '03 Cumulative Patch for OE, available via Windows Update.
 
Thanx Guys and Girls, I guess I'll live with it as the
cure may be worse than the disease. At least I know what
it is, and that I can delete it..

Thanx again
 
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