Can't remove incomplete download

Hopefully someone can help me -- I tried to download Paint.net from MajorGeeks.com. It took ages, and when I checked on it, downloading had stalled. I tried again, but then found another page where I could get it in no time, so I deleted the download (in Firefox).

Now I have a probably fragmentary application file named "PaintDotNet_3_0_WithDotNet_MajorGeeks" on my desktop, and every time I've tried to delete it, I got the message that another programme or person was using it. I've tried deleting/erasing the file via DOS, I've cleaned up my registry, I've tried by restarting the computer, but even when there is no programe active in the task manager I can't seem to get to it.

How can I delete a file that is apparantly still being used? Or how can I find out which process is running it so that I can shut that down and then delete the file?

I'll be grateful for any suggestions (apart from shooting my computer, which is an idea I've already had myself)

 

Try the unlocker: http://www.majorgeeks.com/Unlocker_d4660.html it usually works.

 

I bow to you guys! You've saved my desktop! And that was seriously fast!

Thanks a lot,
trig

 

If the file is not complete i.e. a proper file you might clean it up with check disk

open explorer>right click c drive>properties>tools tab>check now

select automatically repair/ recover bad sectors etc

click start

you may be offered to do this on next restart so restart and let it do its thing.


Studio T

 

Posted this while you were killing off files. you are never wrong to run check disk.
Studio t