Many thanks for your reply which put me on the right track. As I tried to answer each of your questions > Whereabouts on the desktop is it? Dead Center. > If you maximise a window, is it still visible? Yes > If you click on it with the left or right mouse buttons, does anything happen? Any popup menus? Yes, as I tried to move it, I was able to move it and as I right clicked on it and looked at the drop down menu, I saw that it was "viewed as a Web page". Then when I looked at customize and appearance, I saw that I had some backgound other than "None" checked. When I checked "none," and OK, it disappeared! George The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering special "Free-After-Rebate" Software specials in conjunction with Beyond.com. We have new offers all the time!!! http://nospin.com/promotions