cannot delete desktop icon

I received a Works spreadsheet attachment. I sent it to my desktop, worked with it using the all files option in Excel and deleted it. It left the following empty file on my desktop and I cannot delete it C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Owner\Desktop. I get the error message that it cannot read from the source file or disk.
How it got from word to here is a mystery. Any ideas on how to get rid of it?

 

Did you try deleting it in safe mode?

Try deleting in in safe mode. If you don't know how, all you have to do is press F8 at the beginning of the Windows startup. Windows will prompt you with how you want to start Windows. Just select the top one, "Safe Mode ".