diff --git a/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.cpp b/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.cpp
index 11289e5d0e..2f994a240b 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/SDL_utils.cpp
@@ -588,7 +588,10 @@ void mySDL_WM_SetIcon( CString sIconFile )
 	}
 
 	SDL_Surface *srf = IMG_Load(sIconFile);
-	SDL_SetColorKey( srf, SDL_SRCCOLORKEY, SDL_MapRGB(srf->format, 0xFF, 0, 0xFF));
+
+	// Why is this needed?  It's goofing up paletted images 
+	// that use a color key other than pink. -Chris
+	//	SDL_SetColorKey( srf, SDL_SRCCOLORKEY, SDL_MapRGB(srf->format, 0xFF, 0, 0xFF));
 
 	/* Windows icons are 32x32 and SDL can't resize them for us, which
 	 * causes mask corruption.  (Actually, the above icon *is* 32x32;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_SDL.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_SDL.cpp
index f230561c66..1695cf824d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_SDL.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_SDL.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LoadingWindow_SDL::LoadingWindow_SDL()
         RageException::Throw( "Couldn't initialize SDL: %s\n", SDL_GetError() );
 
 	/* Set window title and icon */
-	SDL_WM_SetCaption("StepMania", "StepMania");
+	SDL_WM_SetCaption("Loading StepMania", "");
 
 	SDL_Surface *srf = IMG_ReadXPMFromArray(icon);
 	SDL_SetColorKey( srf, SDL_SRCCOLORKEY, SDL_MapRGB(srf->format, 0xFF, 0, 0xFF));
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/LowLevelWindow/LowLevelWindow_SDL.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/LowLevelWindow/LowLevelWindow_SDL.cpp
index 6693f317c9..cb1e49ded6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/LowLevelWindow/LowLevelWindow_SDL.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/LowLevelWindow/LowLevelWindow_SDL.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ bool LowLevelWindow_SDL::TryVideoMode( RageDisplay::VideoModeParams p, bool &bNe
 //		NewOpenGLContext = true;
 //	}
 
-	SDL_WM_SetCaption("StepMania", "StepMania");
 	
 //	mySDL_EventState(SDL_OPENGLRESET, SDL_IGNORE);
 #endif