When you attempt to change the color of your desktop using the Display tool in Control Panel, your desktop color may not change.

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This behavior can occur if all of the following conditions exist:

•	The Windows Desktop Update component is installed and you are currently viewing your desktop as a Web page.
•	Your desktop wallpaper contains a .jpg or .gif graphics file.
•	Your desktop wallpaper is stretched.

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To resolve this behavior, follow these steps:

1.	Click Start, point to Settings, and then double-click Display.
2.	Click the Web tab.
3.	Click the "View my Active Desktop as a web page" check box to clear it, and then click Apply.
4.	Click Yes when you receive the following prompt: The wallpaper you selected can be shown on the desktop only if Active Desktop is enabled. Do you want to enable it?
5.	Click OK.

NOTE: These steps only change the color around the names of desktop icons. Your desktop wallpaper is retained. To remove the desktop wallpaper so that your background is displayed as a solid color, click No in step 4.

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