Unwanted icons and unable to shut down

I have a new IMAC and am unable to shut it down. It goes to sleep no problem, but when I try to shut it down I get the message that it will automatically shut down in 2 minutes if not cancelled. 2 minutes goes by and nothing happens. I also have 2 "untitled CD" icons on my desktop and no cd in the drive. When I try to eject them, nothing happens. Does anyone have any ideas on either of these annoyances?
thanks
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