-=PCTechTalk=- Re: odd icon on desktop

My reference about the "tilde" icon from the desktop relates to an article
from Fred Langa's Langa list Standard edition. I don't know about any other
person, but I swear by Fred Langa's free newsletter. Here is the appropriate
reference.
http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2003/2003-06-30.htm#7

It is his newsletter dated 2003-06-30 section 7 entitled  "The mystery
tilde."

Of course, if you google a bit for : tilde icon on desktop or similar words
or similar combination or wildcard it, you will be rewarded with several
hits. from there you can separate the wheat from the chaff.

-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of ~OoO~
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 9:26 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: odd icon on desktop


CK mentioned that there's a bug after installing one of the MS patches, and
what you're describing is probably that. YOu may want to make sure you're
up-to-date with all the patches at the Windows Update site.
If, howeverm there is something installed on your desktop, you would see it
immediately, as it would be there as a non-shortcut and would start an app.
Now that I think about it, its probably not it cause you would see the
installation files on your desktop, thereby cluttering your system.

But, you may have programs that when you use them the settings or options
are telling it to use the desktop as the location for temporary files.

Check what CK said first, cause that could very well be the problem.

---Troth

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Liz Zoob
  To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 1:16 PM
  Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: odd icon on desktop


  Thanks, Troth.

  <<chances are you have something "installed" on your desktop, which
  shouldn't be.>>

  Any idea how to find this out? I looked in my Desktop folder, and there
were
  no applications that I could see.

  Liz


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