Can not delete tmp file from desktop

[Guest Bonsai Bill]

I am running Vista Home Premium (and often long for XP). I have UAC turned

off. Excel XP put a temp file on the desktop but I can not delete it. I went

to Advanced Security settings to change ownership. The current owner is

"Unable to display current owner." and I can not edit to give me ownership.

 

Can someone please offer a way for me to delete this file? I don't want my

desktop to become cluttered with a bunch of useless file icons.

 

Thanks for any help!

[Guest PaulB]

Hi,

It is probably already deleted. Try a screen refresh. If that doesn't do

it, then log off and back on. Worst case a reboot.

--

Paul

 

 

"Bonsai Bill" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> I am running Vista Home Premium (and often long for XP). I have UAC turned

> off. Excel XP put a temp file on the desktop but I can not delete it. I went

> to Advanced Security settings to change ownership. The current owner is

> "Unable to display current owner." and I can not edit to give me ownership.

>

> Can someone please offer a way for me to delete this file? I don't want my

> desktop to become cluttered with a bunch of useless file icons.

>

> Thanks for any help!</span>

[Guest Bonsai Bill]

Hi PaulB,

 

Thanks for your reply. You were correct as as reboot took care of it. I was

puzzled by fact that the date of file was March, 2009. I would have thought

it would have been given a later date. The date is about the time the XLS

file was first originated.

 

Thanks again.

 

p.s. When I check the Notify me box I receive an email of the response.

However when clicking on the link it always goes to a blank screen at MS.

What am I doing wrong? It happens on both IE7 and FireFox.

 

"PaulB" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Hi,

> It is probably already deleted. Try a screen refresh. If that doesn't do

> it, then log off and back on. Worst case a reboot.

> --

> Paul

>

>

> "Bonsai Bill" wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

> > I am running Vista Home Premium (and often long for XP). I have UAC turned

> > off. Excel XP put a temp file on the desktop but I can not delete it. I went

> > to Advanced Security settings to change ownership. The current owner is

> > "Unable to display current owner." and I can not edit to give me ownership.

> >

> > Can someone please offer a way for me to delete this file? I don't want my

> > desktop to become cluttered with a bunch of useless file icons.

> >

> > Thanks for any help!</span></span>