OUTLOOK EXPRESS 6 PROBLEM

[Joseph Lobosco]

I am posting in this newgroup since I could not locate the
Outlook Express newsgroup. Outlook Express places an
unknown file (a file with squiggly lines) on my desktop. I
want to know what is causing OUTLOOK EXPRESS to put this
unknown file on my desktop? Kim Komando recently addressed
this issue on her radio show. However I could not locate
the article on her web page. She has a poor search
engine.I recently installed Spam Inspector by Giant
software. Giant software tech support does not believe a
link between their software and this problem.what can I do?
Help!!!!

 

[L Beck]

It is a bug in a recent OE update. It happens when any changes are made to
your address book. It's the backup nf the Address Book that should have
been named *.wa~ and placed in the same Windows folder as your *.wab Address
Book file.

You can move it, delete it, ignore it, hide it or rename it.

 

[PA Bear]

Recent discussions on this: http://snurl.com/1g0n
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OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

 

[Joseph Lobosco]

Thanks Will Microsoft do anything to fix it?

-----Original Message-----
It is a bug in a recent OE update. It happens when any changes are made to
your address book. It's the backup nf the Address Book that should have
been named *.wa~ and placed in the same Windows folder as your *.wab Address
Book file.

You can move it, delete it, ignore it, hide it or rename it.





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[PA Bear]

There is no fix and creating a new Identity will not make the problem go
away.

Rename your ~ file to, say, JoeL.wab and you'll see it's a backup of your
Identity's Address Book. Let it be, if you want, for safety's sake or
delete it whenever you see it if its presence disturbs you.

We're all awaiting a fix for this harmless bug in Q330994.[/QUOTE]