phantom shortcut

[dev]

(e-mail address removed) said:

On several of my computers, Windows XP professional has
place a shortcut on my desktop named ~ . The are no
properties. Anyone know why and how to keep it from
reappearing? Deletion is not permanent.

Apparently, a bug in the O.E. address book causes that. It's been well
documented. Search for ~ in this group, to see many other posts on the
subject.

 

[greg]

On several of my computers, Windows XP professional has
place a shortcut on my desktop named ~ . The are no
properties. Anyone know why and how to keep it from
reappearing? Deletion is not permanent.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

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

What is the ~ (tilde) file on my desktop?"
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
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On several of my computers, Windows XP professional has
place a shortcut on my desktop named ~ . The are no
properties. Anyone know why and how to keep it from
reappearing? Deletion is not permanent.

 

[Ken Blake]

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On several of my computers, Windows XP professional has
place a shortcut on my desktop named ~ . The are no
properties. Anyone know why and how to keep it from
reappearing? Deletion is not permanent.

Try here: http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml