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Using Windows XP Visual Styles With controls on Windows Form (VS 2003)

Her is my problem,

I'm trying to build a form, so user with Win XP could see with the visual styles of windows xp instead of windows 2000 and before. I did follow the instruction of this page
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dv_vstechart/html/vbtchUsingWindowsXPVisualStylesWithControlsOnWindowsForms.asp.

But when I try to execute the project I always receive the message : Unable to write to outfile file <executable file>. Is there a manner to do so, and does the VS 2005 already use the visual styles of windows XP?

Thanks,

Chris

AlexFM

In VS 2003 the following line is enough to add XP style support:

Application.EnableVisualStyles()

chris_nephew

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Sorry, I have VS 2002!!! Because I already tried this line, but it seems that enablevisualStyles is'nt a feature in the application module...

p_sie

VS 2005 uses visual styles of XP in the IDE, no worry...

chris_nephew

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IF I buy the VB.NEt 2003, will I be able to set Application.EnableVisualStyles() to true and it will work?

stevenbaker

yes, although there are some bugs in Application.EnableVisualStyles() so we use a manifest file to sepcify to use the xp styles.
see here:
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=36187116-fbe3-4959-af04-c0c9e42479a5

chris_nephew

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So, there is no solution for my initial problem with the VS 2002??

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chris_nephew

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The problem is that I have the .NET framework 1.1 installed, and if I do all the steps that is described by the page mentionned in my initial question, I get the error mentionned in the initial message. And I don't have the enableVisualStyles applicable in the application. I don't see the enabledVisualStyles anywhere...

I'm pretty confused

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chris_nephew

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Finally, I bought VB.NET 2003 and my problem was solved, thanks for your support.