Can't remove I.E. sit file

[ptrau]

I run OS X 10.2.8 on a G4 PowerBook. I use Mozilla Firebird and Thunderbird as my main browser and email clients after finding out they are much faster and don't crash like MS products. I have a file on my desktop that I can not remove. The file name is: InternetExplorer522.sit. I Googled this file and it appears to be an installation file. When I try and drag it to the trash, I get an error message that this file is in use by another program and can't be deleted.

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I guess this is just a petty obsession because it really doesn't keep me from doing anything...it just drives me crazy.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[iNAP]

try quitting your browser and then deleting it

 

[ptrau]

try quitting your browser and then deleting it

tried that...and everything else I can think of...no luck.

Thanks for the thought.

 

[iNAP]

quit all applications then try (everything)Then repair disk

 

[PowerBookG4]

check what proccesses are running by using the activity monitor... close all these proccesses that are not needed by the system (after a restart) and then try to delete the file you want to.

also what iNap said, repairing the permissions is always a good thing to do when something is not functioning correctly, and should be done every/every other week depending on how often/intensly you use your computer.