Removing checkboxes from menustrip

Yeah, I couldn't find that either.  I don't even know if there is an option to turn that off.

I'm posting some pictures to make sure everyone knows what I'm talking about.

So I've custom painted my menustrips but there's still a background behind them that provides the area where the checkboxes go, and I want that entire area removed.
http://i37.tinypic.com/1zqpjqa.jpg

and when I move my mouse over a piece to highlight it, the background again interferes with my look.
http://i36.tinypic.com/6dycnp.jpg

I want all of that white removed and/or the menu bits should be offset to cover it all up.

I really wish there was some option over in menustrip properties to remove them but I sure haven't found that.

I don't have access to those pictures (filters), so please attach them to this question (Attach File).

Ok sorry, here you go.
ex1.PNG
ex2.PNG

Can you show me how you custom paint the menu items?

Sure, it's just an override and setting this.menuStrip1.Renderer

I'm sure I need some more stuff in there to remove the white bits but I just don't know how and haven't found how.

private void frmMain_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        this.menuStrip1.Renderer = new CustomProfessionalRenderer();
    }
 
&&
 
class CustomProfessionalRenderer : ToolStripProfessionalRenderer
    {
        protected override void OnRenderToolStripBackground(ToolStripRenderEventArgs e)
        {
            Rectangle r = Rectangle.Inflate(e.AffectedBounds, 0, 0);
            e.Graphics.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(75, 75, 75)), r);
        }
 
        protected override void OnRenderMenuItemBackground(ToolStripItemRenderEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Item.Selected)
            {
                e.Graphics.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(150,150,50)), e.Item.ContentRectangle);
            }
        }
    }

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Try this:

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
 
internal class CustomProfessionalRenderer : ToolStripProfessionalRenderer
{
 
    protected override void OnRenderToolStripBackground(ToolStripRenderEventArgs e)
    {
        Rectangle r = Rectangle.Inflate(e.AffectedBounds, 0, 0);
        e.Graphics.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(75, 75, 75)), r);
    }
 
    protected override void OnRenderImageMargin(ToolStripRenderEventArgs e)
    {
        e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Red, e.AffectedBounds);
    }
 
    protected override void OnRenderSeparator(ToolStripSeparatorRenderEventArgs e)
    {
        ToolStripDropDownMenu currentParent = e.Item.GetCurrentParent() as ToolStripDropDownMenu;
        int x = currentParent.Padding.Left;
        int y = e.Item.Height / 2;
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(Pens.White, x, y, e.Item.Bounds.Right, y);
    }
 
    protected override void OnRenderMenuItemBackground(ToolStripItemRenderEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Item.Selected)
        {
            using (SolidBrush brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(150, 150, 50)))
            {
                ToolStripDropDownMenu currentParent = e.Item.GetCurrentParent() as ToolStripDropDownMenu;
 
                if (currentParent != null)
                {
                    Rectangle rect = e.Item.ContentRectangle;
                    rect.X = currentParent.Padding.Left;
                    e.Graphics.FillRectangle(brush, rect);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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That just made it look like this, which is by all intents and purposes, worse.

The entire white including the underline under the menu name should be gone and the dark bit moved over where all the white (now red ) starts.
new1.PNG

Oops, I forgot selected. Now the selected is a bit better as it just covers the words, but still has that extra to the left.
new2.PNG

Thanks!

No, thank you!!