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| Thread ID: 39966 | 2003-11-23 07:17:00 | File not recognised by Windows XP | Finny (4903) | Press F1 |
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| 194174 | 2003-11-23 07:17:00 | Hi everyone, This is my first message, though I read Press F1 everyday. Every so often, a file icon appears on the desktop. It says Windows does not recognise it and it will not open in notepad or wordpad. It is always 176 KB in size. I have been into the Microsoft web site but can find no explanation for it. I just delete it but wonder if anyone can explain this mystery. It seems to appear after accessing e-mail. Many thanks. |
Finny (4903) | ||
| 194175 | 2003-11-23 07:34:00 | welcome finny, Whats the file name & extension? is it ~ ? Cheers Steve |
Steve Askew (119) | ||
| 194176 | 2003-11-23 08:01:00 | Thanks Steve, It does have ~ under it but there is no extension, even though I have Show extensions ticked in Folder Options. It is just called File and I get a notice that says it is not recognised by Windows, when I double click it. Hope you can help |
Finny (4903) | ||
| 194177 | 2003-11-23 08:40:00 | Do a PF1 search for Tildto find out more, Basicly its an outlook express temporary file & it can be safely deleted. Cheers steve |
Steve Askew (119) | ||
| 194178 | 2003-11-23 08:41:00 | oops typo error should have read TILD | Steve Askew (119) | ||
| 194179 | 2003-11-23 09:18:00 | Thanks Steve, Your info is great. I read the postings about it and it all makes sense. I have not heard of 'tilde' before. It is a wonder there has not been a patch for Q330994 which is causing the annoyance. A lot of people must get ~ . My first posting has been a great experience - thank you very much. |
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