what the hell...................

LastIrishMonkey

okay wierd thing keeps on happing everytime a little folder appears on my desktop every so often with nothing in it at first i thought it might have something to do with m computers being networked together or something but now its really anoying me ? any ideas lads plz help if u can ! thnx

Jaden

What's it called?
What Icon does it use?
Can you delete it?
What OS are you using?
What network are you on?

Some info would be handy.....

shinzon

im getting a bloody annoying icon on my desktop as well, I cant open it with any proggie that i have, all it is is a file with this symbol ~ underneath it

Driving me cuckoo, i delete it and sure enough it reappears

I have win xp home so if anyone knows what it is please telll me and how to get rid of it permanently

Cheers

Shin

Pacifico

Originally posted by shinzon
im getting a bloody annoying icon on my desktop as well, I cant open it with any proggie that i have, all it is is a file with this symbol ~ underneath it

Driving me cuckoo, i delete it and sure enough it reappears

I have win xp home so if anyone knows what it is please telll me and how to get rid of it permanently

Cheers

Shin

Happened to me aswell. Its nothing malicious.

It appears sometimes after you use Outlook Express. I sent the file to Symantec for them to check it out. Tis nothing

Tom Dunne

Originally posted by shinzon
it is is a file with this symbol ~ underneath it

Sounds like some kind of temporary file (the ~ is usually used in temporary file names). Some program may be using C:\Documents and Settings\<USERNAME>\Desktop as a temporary storage location, instead of C:\temp or C:\WINNT\TEMP.

Strange.

Right-click and select properties. The full name may give you an indication as to what program is doing it.

shinzon

thx guys will do, hasnt appeared for 2 days so thats a record, will click on properties the next time, see where its stored or what its doing

Shin

LastIrishMonkey

Originally posted by Jaden
What's it called?
What Icon does it use?
Can you delete it?
What OS are you using?
What network are you on?

Well some info ya want m8 u got it.

Xp pro.
New Folder.
I can delete it.
Home Network cards and crossover cable.
:dunno:

shinzon

Im glad i found this thread cause the little bugger has appeared agin, i looked at properties and its not linked to anything, just says c:\windows\desktop\documents and settings

Weird so i still dunno why it appears and what it actually does if anything

Anyhoo heres a piccie with the offending bugger in it

sorry bout the poor quality

Shin

Sleipnir

ah it's nuthin.
Sometimes I get it when I use visio.
I think it's a temp file of some sort but as to why it goes on the desktop?
Maybe it only happens when you open a file that's on the desktop.

Pacifico

It is nothing. A temp file created by some program for some reason

ando

Originally posted by shinzon
Anyhoo heres a piccie with the offending bugger in it

AH, I know what it is. You've got the Irish Virus:

vibe666

see if you can open it in notepad.

how big is it?