Re: Unknown Desktop Shortcut?

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 07/25/04 

Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:55:01 -0600

Frank;
The ~ (Tilde) is the result of an update installed from Windows
Update.
There had been a temporary fix for a few months.
The permanent fix is included in the recent updates from Microsoft.
It appears you have not been to Windows Update in a while since you
still have the ~ showing up.
Go to Windows Update and install the Critical Updates to help protect
your computer as well as solve this minor annoyance.

Also see:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/security.htm 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"Frank Pecenka" <fhpecenka@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:%23558uFqcEHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Can one of you computer experts shed some light on two things that
have
> recently happened to my computer, which may or may not be related?
>
>
>
> The first being a shortcut that suddenly appeared out of nowhere on
my
> desktop several weeks ago.  The shortcut has no file association and
shows
> the tilde or ~ symbol in the name column.   Below is the information
pulled
> up from the file properties.
>
>
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop
>
> 200 KB (205,127 bytes)
>
> ~
>
>
>
> What is this shortcut and how did it get there?
>
> I do run Norton Anti-Virus and keep my definitions up to date.
>
>
>
> The second issue that appeared about the same time but do not know
for sure
> is that whenever I encounter a page that requires fields of data to
be
> filled out the background of certain fields is highlighted in
yellow.  This
> is a new occurrence as they all used to be white before.
>
>
>
> Thank you for your help and advice.
>
>
>
> Frank Pecenka

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