can't remove desktop icon, help needed...

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Hi,
I recently tried to download a program and had some trouble with it (too
slow), so I stopped it. But now, there is an icon of that program on my
desktop and I tried to delete it, but it says "cannot delete file: it is
being used by another program or person. close any programs that might be
using the file and try again". I have no other program using it, so I don't
know why it won't let me delete the icon. Any sugestions on how to get rid of
it.

Thanks
 
glen vw said:
Hi,
I recently tried to download a program and had some trouble with it (too
slow), so I stopped it. But now, there is an icon of that program on my
desktop and I tried to delete it, but it says "cannot delete file: it is
being used by another program or person. close any programs that might be
using the file and try again". I have no other program using it, so I
don't
know why it won't let me delete the icon. Any sugestions on how to get rid
of
it.

Thanks
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reboot into "safe mode" and delete it ...
 
Check and see if the Desktop is locked (right - click on desktop and check
option under Arranged Icons).
 
I checked and the desktop is not locked. Also, I'm having trouble rebooting
in safe mode. I am using F8 when it 1st starts booting up, but I'm not
getting the screen to select startup in safe mode. Can I go into bios and
select safe mode?
 
I got into safemode by using msconfig, but still coudn't get rid of the file.
My brother gave me a program called "unlocker" and I used it succesfully.
good program. Thanks everyone for the help.
 
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