Removing the Background
Using Adobe Photoshop 5.5

Before

After
1) Open Image
Go to File and Open. Find your image and select open.
   
2) Image, Mode, RGB
Go to image, go down to mode, and then down to RGB Color
   
3) Make Background a Layer
Double click on the Background layer and rename it to Layer 0. If the layers palette is not showing go to Windows , Show Layers.
   
4) Select Magic Wand
Select the magic wand in the tools bar. If you double click the magic wand options wil appear.

 
   

5) Set the Tolerance
To set the tolerance
A) Click in the Tolerance box.

Set the tolerance any where from 1 - 100
1 - Will select colors almost the exact same
100 - Will select colors with any relation to the color choosen
   

Tolerance Set as 1
A) When you select the color it will select colors that are almost exactly the same.

Tolerance Set as 100
A) When you select the color it will select colors with any relation to the color
   
  6) Clear
To clear the color make sure that white is the background color and hit Delete