Icon I can't get rid of

[EOBeav]

Here's a weird one: I have this icon that really isn't associated with anything, and its stuck on my screen. I can't get rid of it. If I try to delete it, I get a popup message that says "Cannot delete file". Here's a screen shot of what I'm talking about:

http://www.consultnw.org/screen.jpg

It's been there for a few weeks. Anybody have any ideas how I can get rid of it?

[The Little Guy]

Have you tried eraser?

http://www.tolvanen.com/eraser/

[wh666-666]

restart your computer. make sure you start with minimal programs running in the background. If it cant delete the file there could be various reasons ie: the files already in use, a program is using that file, its write protected or locked, the area on the hard drive its stored has damaged clusters, etc. Try also task manager (windows crtl+alt+del) to stop any processes or programs. You could try eraser just personally i dont like installing too many programs all over the place. (be careful when using erasers not to erase important registry files or shared files like *.dll's)

[EOBeav]

Yeah, I've been that route, wh666, and I was starting to wonder about a damaged cluster or something along those lines. The thing is, nothing seems to be able to acknowledge that the file is even there. Must be my ghost in the machine.

[felgall]

Have you tried booting up in safe mode to see if you can delete it there?