vbnetguy21

Irregular Shaped Forms I think what you are asking to do is to make an irregular shaped form. Many VB.NET books have a very small section dedicated to this. Here is a web site that has some sample code that makes an irregular shaped form in the shape of Sponge Bob Squarepants: http://www.thescarms.com/dotNet/IrregularForm.asp Another I found is at: http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.Asp?ID=1124 Hope this helps!

Final note? I was having the same problem and found as mentioned that if you use ICO files they should be 256 colour. If you want the smoother looking icons then you should use PNG files. If you have Axialis Icon Workshop you can easily turn your icons into PNG files. The 256 colour icon limitation does not appear to be "fixed" in the latest version. Maybe in VS 2005 due out. It would most likely require a major upgrade to the imagelist container that would not have been accomplished between 2002 and 2003.