ok i use this small trick... maybe a little stupid, but works for me... heres a how-to: goto system properties by pressing [Windows Key] + [Pause] (same as right-clicking on My Computer and pressing Properties)... now do a Print Screen... go to your image editing Program ( I use Paint.NET )... then simply paste the screenshot... Using the Color Picker, click on the place surrounding the oemlogo.bmp... thats the color your background would be it the pic was transparent... now simply delete the picture and reduce the image/canvas size to the required dimensions and use the paint bucket to fill the small area with the required color... now if you want to write something, use the text tool and do that, or if you have a transparent pic, simply paste it over this... now when you goto System Properties and see the pic, you wont notice the background... heres an example :