unknown file or icon on desktop

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Jim

I keep getting an icon on my desktop when I exit Word with
the name= "~".... has no properties. where does it come
from????
 
That "~" (tilde) file is most probably appearing as the result of
installing
the "April 2003, Cumulative Patch for Outlook Express (330994)". Microsoft
is aware of the problem and is supposedly working on a fix. Many people are
experiencing this problem and from what I've read about this problem that
icon will also reappear when you reply to an e-mail and you have your
Outlook Express set up to enter the persons e-mail address to your address
book whenever you reply to an e-mail. You can either just put up with it or
follow the uninstall directions for the patch at the link below.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/330994/default.asp

Compliments of
http://www.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admi
n/2003-06/0701.html
 
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