How to get rid of desktop.old file

How can I get rid of my desktop.OLD from a user account using termninal?  I have called Applecare and the person did not know how to use terminal to do this.  I tried logging into the root user account but it freezes when the file is on the screen.  The desktop.OLD file is my wife's former desktop that got corrupted somehow and froze finder.  We solved that problem but the desktop.OLD file can still freeze finder if it shows up on the screen.  Can I delete this file and if so how?
Armadillo59
iMac 2007, 10.7.5

without the link: by kurt lang
This solved my question by Kurt Lang  on Apr 9, 2012 2:08 PM
Check the System Preferences again under Accounts. Choose your account and then check the startup items. You've probably got one in there that is looking for an item which no longer exists.
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