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Deleting a phantom document from desktop

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Guido2   10-15-2009 at 09:55:51 PM

I have a file on my desktop (Windows XP) that I can't move or delete or change. The icon is similar to a Word doc only it's white with a small, colorful desktop-type icon in its center. When I do anything, I get the following message:
"Cannot delete file: cannot read from the source file or disk"
What is this & how do I delete it?
It's doing no harm (I don't think) other than irritating me!
Thanks

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