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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? |
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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? |
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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.). |
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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/...94/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? |
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