Deleting Folders/Applications that are NOT locked

I downloaded Windows Media Player online and would like to delete it, but when I attempt to it's saying that certain applications/folders are locked. I then looked at each relevant app/folder under "Get Info" from the pull down menu but it was showing that the files are not locked. I have also tried holding down the option key when emptying trash and nothing seems to work. Can somebody please help me with deleting these files?
Thanks-
wozzy
iMac G5   Mac OS X (10.4)  

I made sure there was a space in between "chflags" and "-R" and also between "-R" and the folder I drag in..
When I dragged the folder in and pressed enter I got "usage: chflags [-R [-H | -L | -P]] flags file ..."
...and then after that I dragged the folder from my Desktop to the Trash and it told me "The operation cannot be completed because the item "wmphelp.htm" is locked."
p.s. thanks for sticking with me and helping

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