strange Icon

[Brian]

My computer keeps puting an Icon on my desktop that I
don't know what it is it has a "~" on it. It also keeps
losing connection to the server and I constantly have to
reboot to get back on the internet. How Do I fix it?

[Chris Lanier]

Greetings --

Please see "What is the ~ (tilde) file on my desktop?"
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml

"Brian" > wrote in message
...
> My computer keeps puting an Icon on my desktop that I
> don't know what it is it has a "~" on it. It also keeps
> losing connection to the server and I constantly have to
> reboot to get back on the internet. How Do I fix it?

[Ron Burk]

> It also keeps
> losing connection to the server and I constantly have to
> reboot to get back on the internet. How Do I fix it?

Among the infinite # of possibilities, I'll take a stab
in the dark: you're using a dial-up line, and your
Internet provider (is it a "free" one?) keeps kicking
you off because they have more customers than
phone lines. In which case, the fix is to select
a different ISP.

If that's not it, you might try including more information
in a followup question (exactly what kind of connection
to what ISP do you have, etc.).

[Kelly]

Hi Brian,

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.

You can either wait for the fix or follow the uninstall directions for the
patch at the link below.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/330994/default.asp

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

"Brian" > wrote in message
...
> My computer keeps puting an Icon on my desktop that I
> don't know what it is it has a "~" on it. It also keeps
> losing connection to the server and I constantly have to
> reboot to get back on the internet. How Do I fix it?