ed- use default of silver
                      lBackColor = &amp;HC0C0C0
                  Else
                      ' Set to GDI version of OLE Color
                      lBackColor = lAColor
                  End If
              End If
              ' Select the bitmap into the DC
              lhBmpOld = SelectObject(lHDC, lhBmp)
              ' Clear the background:
              hBrush = CreateSolidBrush(lBackColor)
              tR.Right = m_lIconSizeX: tR.Bottom = m_lIconSizeY
              FillR