Actually, there is no background image for the basicbw skin. If you're encountering that error, you probably didn't set it up correctly.
Try this:
1. use the Configuration program to edit everything to your liking.
2. edit emudat1.cfg to match your system settings
3. make your own skin, and make sure to set all the different options for each of the items there (in the skin making app)
4. Look in vwah.ini under "[Plug-ins]" (if it exists), and make sure NumberOfPlugins=0
Hope that helps,
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