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Frank K Lipinski (Kaz)
Member
Username: Kaz
Post Number: 365
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 4:56 am: | |
Mike -
That's exactly it!
Hate it when Gates stuffs things down your throat.
Thank You Very Much.!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mike Procopio (Pupz308)
Member
Username: Pupz308
Post Number: 542
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 7:34 am: | |
Ah... The sideways "s" is in fact a "Tilde", or "~" (to the left of the 1 key).
Do you use Outlook Express?
One thing that can definitely cause this problem is the installation of a certain patch from Microsoft, which might have happened without you knowing about it (via "Critical Updates"). Outlook Express Patch numbered Q330994 maybe?
Here's one additional thread for reference:
http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16820
--Mike
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Izel K. (Ferrarist)
Member
Username: Ferrarist
Post Number: 302
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 4:56 am: | |
I don't know what that file is and have no idea if it's an important file or not.
But check START>PROGRAMS>STARTUP see if the file is there and delete, probably it won't appear on your desktop again.
If it didn't work, look at the file's properties and see if it's a shortcut and find the main files location and delete it from there. |
Frank K Lipinski (Kaz)
Member
Username: Kaz
Post Number: 358
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2003 - 4:42 am: | |
Quick Question...I changed over from Win 2000 to XP Pro.
I've noticed that after I'm on the net a strange icon appears on my desktop.
The file type shows a "s" that is sideways! Have no clue to this type of file...
Don't think it's a cookie....I delete it, and then it pops up again a few days later on my desktop...only after going on the net.
Any guru out there that can tell me what this is our have any XP users encountered this?
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