A ? bout a file

[Guest]

Hi
I keep getting a file that appears on my desktop its called ~ thats it ? In it is all my contacts from my address book. anyone know what this file is ? is it a virus or an intrusion

Thanks in advanc
Mekim_ca

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I keep getting a file that appears on my desktop its called ~
thats it ? In it is all my contacts from my address book. anyone know
what this file is ? is it a virus or an intrusion?

Outlook Express - known issue.
Google would help you here.

 

[Guest]

just incase someone else is interseted I found this

ty 4 ur hel

mekim_c

Strange ~ file in strange place
After installing an OE update, you may discover a file named just "~" on your desktop or some other location on your hard drive. This is an automatic backup copy of the Windows Address Book (WAB) used by OE. The file has always been created automatically by OE and saved in the same folder as the *.wab file itself, with a name like <username>.wa~. A bug in an update causes the copy to be made in the wrong location and with a truncated name. You can simply rename it to *.wab and then double-click it to see that it is indeed a copy of your address book. The OE team at MS is aware of this bug and hope to include the fix in a future update