Col, Try deleting it on boot-up, before starting any programs. There is also a free "Unlocker" utility you can download if that doesn't work. I haven't used it, but I would if I could not delete a file. www.scanwith.com/download/Unlocker.htm -- Bill Buchanan website: http://billbuchanan.byethost17.com blog: http://billbuchanan.blogspot.com On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 1:31 AM, Col Paterson <banjo1@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > G'day Specialists, On my Desktop there has appeared an Icon labelled > 'Paterson120510.pal' and I can't get rid of it. It is only 501 bytes, but > when I click on it to open it says it "Cannot open as it may be in use by > another programme. Close any other programme and try again." I looked in > the > help files and that told me it is a "Log File and if not required may be > deleted". Which brings me back to where I started, trying to get rid of it. > > Happy New Year > > Col Paterson > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks Bill, 'Unlocker' worked fine, problem solved, thanks again Col