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144149 2003-05-14 12:35:00 Since I've installed Outlook Express Cumulative Update April 2003 Q330994, it leaves a tilde "~" icon on your desktop after editing you OE6 address book.

Search the MSDN Outlook Express 6 Newsgroups for "tilde" in the message body.
www.microsoft.com

Basically, the advice was remove Q330994, with Add/Remove Programs.

Now it doesn't happen. Great until I do Windows Update again.
alecdavis (3785)
144150 2003-05-15 15:15:00 Thanks for that Alec, I've got the damn thing too! ..couldn't sus out where it came from though, btw. you'll find it via w/explorer in your "C" files as well ..I was worried, thought it be 'virally orientated' ..I've got 6 copies of it in the 'recycle bin' now ...Time for flush I think!! DUNK (1527)
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