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Groupbox font versus label font when both have enabled set to false

I have a group box and a label.  I have both of their enabled properties set to false.  When you display the form, the font in the group box header looks different then the font in the label font.  Why is this?  This is a VB.NET 2005 winform application.  To reproduce this all you need to do is make a new project.  Place a label and a group box on the form.  Give the label some text in design mode and then set both enabled properties to false.  Put the label right above the group box text on the form.  Then run the app.  Notice the difference in the font color I guess is the best word I can come up with.  Why is this?  I noticed this because I have a label in a group box and it was more apparent so I thought I’d try it outside the groupbox.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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There seems to be no change between the font of the groupbox or the label.
See the attached screenshot.
you shoud have enabled label and disabled group box or vice versa
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Okay so I don't know why you don't have the problem.  Mine is a VB app and that shouldn't make a difference.  Also I noticed you had the XP viisual look on and I don't know if that makes a difference or not.  I will try that.  Here is a screen shot of what I get.
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I promise that Label4 is darker than GroupBox1, even though it doesn't look like it in that screenshot  :)
Okay... Go to display properties and then appearance...Then change your windows and buttons to Windows classic style.  Do you notice the problem I am seeing?  When I changed mine to Windows XP Style like you had then I don't notice the problem.  Can you reproduce what I am seeing when you change it?