Object on desktop wont go into trash

ive got this game demo i downloaded off of a website, and it didnt work so i decided to throw it away, but then it kept saying it couldnt do it because that it was currently in use by another application and to try again later. how do i get rid of it?

I just found this forum. I am having the exact same problem with the computer freezing randomly, it happened every so often until last week when I downloaded the Mac OS X 10.4.6 update, then it started crashing every time I switched applications or open a program. So I loaded my TechTool Pro 4 CD and rebooted onto it and ran system checks and Directory Maintance, for 3 straight days, then when I tried to restart the computer it sits at the system loading screen (With the gray background and the Apple logo right after you start up the computer) and never starts up. So I figured that part of the system had been damaged or something like that, so I did a Archive and Install from the system disk that came with the computer (OSX 10.3.4) and now I'm trying to upgrade it back the 10.4. I think the eMac hardware in itself is defective, or atleast some part of it is, there is now reason for the system to randomly freeze and crash, and for it to happen so often to so many people.

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All you did with the power is reset the SMC. Does nothing to reset everything to factory settings.
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☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
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The Apple menu is not the place to look for the Applications Folder. You can use Spotlight to find it as JP recommends but here's another way of locating it that should be quicker. Click on the Finder icon at the left end of the dock and a window will open showing the folders in your hard drive. The Application Folder will be one of them. Open that and see if your System Prefs are in there.
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