JerzyPeter wrote: I'm scared to write to you again but belive me it still doesn't work for me. Nah don't be scared, I don't bite :) I'm curious as to why it isn't working for you when I have no problems doing it. JerzyPeter wrote: My Microsoft .NET framework is 1.0 ver. 1.0.3705, Development Environment 2002 ver. 7.0.9466 Same versions I'm showing. Did your box have another version of .NET on it before (one of the betas or an RC)? I repaved this one about 2 weeks ago. Funky things happen when you mix a pre 1.0 beta with the final :-D JerzyPeter wrote: Btw: I found another way of subclassing (but still only in your project): you can 'Add New Item' and choose Inherited Control and select base ExtendedUserControl for example. Yeah, I forgot about that one. I was thinking it was only there for forms. :) James Sonork ID: 100.11138 - Hasaki "Smile your little smile, take some tea with me awhile. And every day we'll turn another page. Behind our glass we'll sit and look at our ever-open book, One brown mouse sitting in a cage." "One Brown Mouse" from Heavy Horses, Jethro Tull 1978