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Default Excel file locked and cannot delete file

I am using Excel 2003 and I was working on an Excel workbook yesterday (which
is over a network). Before finishing for the day, I closed the file, closed
Excel and shutdown the PC.

This morning, I opened Excel and within Excel tried opening the same file
and now it is telling me that the 'File is on Use' and that I have it open -
but I don't have it open.

I have opened it within Excel in read-only mode and resaved it with a
different file name (which now works as the original), but now how do I
delete the original file I was working on yesterday? I have rebooted the PC
and ensured there are no Excel files open. I can't seem to delete it through
Excel or Explorer or any other way, Any ideas?

 
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