Uninstall of windows 2000 service locks file

[shreyasram]

I have a c++ program written using VC++ that installs and uninstalls itself as a NT/2000 service. The install and uninstall and running are fine but after the uninstall, I cannot delete the program unless I reboot. Seems like something is holding a reference to this program. Has anybody come across this problem and is there a resolution? This happens only on windows 2000 and not on NT.

Thanks for your help