11th February 2000
That background image looks pathetic. Don't you want something better than those familiar 'windows' clouds for your Desktop? Removing the wallpaper graphic may actually increase speed in certain instances (especially in older video cards with limited memory). They're just for looks, anyway. Or are they? Open up your favorite graphics editor and create a new image the same size as your Desktop (640x480, 800x600, et al). Now, draw designated sections for the icons you're already keeping on your Desktop. Make a blue sector for your Internet stuff, red for documents, yellow for temporary objects, etc.. Save that image as a BMP file, put it in your Windows folder, then use it for your wallpaper. See, you can have fun and be functional at the same time!