Broken assets driving me insane

I have an iDVD 08 project that I have checked and rechecked for the past two days. Everything appears fine and functions within the project. When I load, it lists a missing file which I no longer need or have in the project. When I go to burn, it says: The following warnings and errors were found during the validation of the current project:
- There appears to be a broken asset in your project. Correct this problem before burning this project. I can't fix it, because I can't see or find the problem!! PLEASE HELP. THanks so much

Welcome to the forums.
Broken assets can be audio, video, or still images. Usually it means the asset was moved to a different hard drive location. It can be messy to fix, even if you move the asset back.
It appears you recognize the file. Can you add it back in and then delete it? If not, tell us something about the file and how you were using it (menu audio, a draft slideshow, etc.).
John

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