Orphan desktop icon, probably from Safari download

I am a new user of Safari 3.1 under WinXP 5.1.2600.
I have an icon on my desktop that I can't get rid of. I believe it's from an aborted Safari download. When I try to delete or rename it, I get a window titled "Error Deleting File or Folder", with text "Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk." I can move the icon around the desktop, but cannot move it to another folder.
Later I had to abort a Safari download and got the same situation: another orphan icon. This time I restarted the download and when it completed, BOTH of the downloads turned into regular icons (labeled WinRAR in this case) and I was able to deal with them normally. This is why I think the orphan icon is also from a Safari download. It has extension ".rar." ending with a period. I imagine the original name might have ended with ".rar.download" since that is the way Safari labels files in the process of downloading, before they are complete.
Any help anyone can offer will be welcome. I would use Liquid Paper on the screen, but then I wouldn't be able to see my wallpaper.

go into windows safe mode and throw it in the trash can that should do the trick if it doesn't then I'm out of ideas here.

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