XFCE4: cd/dvd ejected but icon perists on desktop

Hi,
Every now an again when I use nerolinux (3.5) after I have ejected a cd/dvd the disc icon persists on the desktop, with the label of the ejected disc.
If I load up another cd/dvd then a new icon appears on the desktop with the correct disc label, but the old 'zombie' icon points to the same disc and I can unmount/mount from that ghost icon.
Any ideas how i refresh hal | gamin | udev to get rid of the ghost icon. Is there a way to just refresh the desktop so xfce4.6 sees that the disc has been removed.
Thanks for any help.

You should be able to just refresh the desktop by hitting f5 while on the desktop itself.

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