Re: Bug in .Net or.......


"Erik" <tsjaptsjoi@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:d072f942.0504252254.72d278bf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi there,
>
> I've recently bought a new laptop (Dell Latitude D800) for software
> designing/building purposes, and i've installed a fresh VS2003 with
> framework 1.1 SP1 on it. But I've been experience some strange
> behaviour of my .Net applications:
>
> - Transparent icons are only transparent in design-time. Run-time they
> get the maskcolor as background color
> - Listbox control doesn't show any item, although the items are
> present in the control (can click on the items, but you just don't see
> any text). The checkedListBox works fine.
>
> Applications build (with a listbox on it) on my Dell work fine on
> other machines...
>
> And'I've got that feeling that this is not the only strange behaviour
> to expect...
>
> I've haven't got any clue. I've re-installed the .Net framework
> several times, with no effect. Probably it has something to do with my
> graphics card? Strange thing is that it all works fine in design-time
> (in VS), but runtime it fails to work properly....
>
> Anybody any clue?
>
> Greetz,
> Tsjap.

Using MacAfee antivirus? There's a known incompatibility between McAfee and
VS 2003 for which McAfee issued a patch. If you don't use McAfee, check
other software running on your new laptop and turn things off until you find
the culprit.

--
Peter [MVP Visual Developer]
Jack of all trades, master of none.


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