Odd File Appears on Desktop

[Chris]

I am using Outlook Express 6 on a Win XP Home PC.

Each time that I add a contact (either manually or by
sending an e-mail to a new address) to the address book
and then close OE a strange file appears on the desktop.
It's name is "~" (just a tilde) and it has no extension.

If I open it with notepad it seems to contain the entire
contents of the address book.

Deleting it seems to work but it is annoying.

Any ideas as to why this might be happening, and what I
could do to stop it, would be gratefully received.

Thanks!

 

[rifleman]

[This followup was posted to microsoft.public.outlook and a copy was
sent to the cited author.]

I am using Outlook Express 6 on a Win XP Home PC.

Each time that I add a contact (either manually or by
sending an e-mail to a new address) to the address book
and then close OE a strange file appears on the desktop.
It's name is "~" (just a tilde) and it has no extension.

If I open it with notepad it seems to contain the entire
contents of the address book.

Deleting it seems to work but it is annoying.

Any ideas as to why this might be happening, and what I
could do to stop it, would be gratefully received.

Thanks!

This group is for the support of Outlook 97, 98, 2000 and 2002, not
Outlook Express, which, although similarly named, is in fact a
completely different program.
For OE6 support, go here:
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Or, if you MUST use web access (if you're behind a corporate firewall
for example) try here:
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx?ICP=GSS3
&NewsGroup=microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6
_outlookexpress&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-gb;newsgroups