~ files on my HDD

[Walter]

I am getting files on my HDD that are named "~" and that
is it. No extension, no file info, and windows does not
know how to open them. The files are located in the
machines different users "My Documents" folders. The files
are of different sizes, 228k, 178k, etc.. When I open them
with word, they are just a bunch of boxes. Any idea what
these may be from? Thanks, Walter

 

[Ramesh [MS-MVP]]

The tilde (~) is a result of this patch:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/330994/default.asp

The file is created when certain changes are made to your address book.
There is no resolution, yet.

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Ramesh (MS-MVP)
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I am getting files on my HDD that are named "~" and that
is it. No extension, no file info, and windows does not
know how to open them. The files are located in the
machines different users "My Documents" folders. The files
are of different sizes, 228k, 178k, etc.. When I open them
with word, they are just a bunch of boxes. Any idea what
these may be from? Thanks, Walter

 

[Ken Blake]

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I am getting files on my HDD that are named "~" and that
is it. No extension, no file info, and windows does not
know how to open them. The files are located in the
machines different users "My Documents" folders. The files
are of different sizes, 228k, 178k, etc.. When I open them
with word, they are just a bunch of boxes. Any idea what
these may be from? Thanks, Walter

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