Hi Jessica,
See this link from MVP Kelly:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm#del
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help -
www.rickrogers.org
"Jessica" <victoria_200231035@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> My friend downloaded a file from the internet. I tried
> to delete if from my desktop, but it gives me a message
> saying it is protected. How do I delete this file?