I have this torrent file on the desktop that has zero file size and is not being used by anything, yet I cant delete the icon or file from the desktop. Every time I try to delete it I get an error saying 

"could not find this item this is no longer located in C:\...\Desktop. Verify the item's location and try again."

I have tried writing a program to write a file to desktop under the same filename with a file attached to it. When I do that, I can delete the file, but only temporarily as when I refresh the desktop, it will reappear.

I've also tried using Unlocker, which worked for me in the past when I had a 32-bit OS, but since i have a 64-bit OS now it doesn't work any more.