Hi Steve--
Try booting into Safe Mode and if necessary right click
start>explorer>desktop and shift+delete it from there. If necessary you can
also use:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_undeletable_file.htm
or
use this utility:
http://www.purgeie.com/delinv/index.htm
CH
"Steve" <> wrote in message
news:AEF61A74-AFF2-4FB3-BFC6-...
>I had installed a program and have since uninstalled it. The shortcut on
>my
> desktop will not let me delete it. How could I get rid of it? All other
> files related to that program have been removed.