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Make sure you haven't inadvertently set the BackColor() property of the Button to Black.
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Make sure you haven't inadvertently set the BackColor() property of the Button to Black.

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I'm running Win 7 and VS 2010 and don't have any problems. &nbsp;Are you compiling on an XP machine?
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I'm running Win 7 and VS 2010 and don't have any problems.  Are you compiling on an XP machine?

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The issue, I believe, is transparency. &nbsp;I replace the JPG with a PNG using a transparent color behind/around the image and everything in the button is totally black now except for the actual image.
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Yes...

The issue, I believe, is transparency.  I replace the JPG with a PNG using a transparent color behind/around the image and everything in the button is totally black now except for the actual image.

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I'm writing an app in VB.NET (VS 2010 edition)<br />
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Any buttons that are set with a background image (text align = bottom center) cannot show the text on a Windows 7 machine. &nbsp;Instead of seeing the text, the text area is all black... <a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2011/10_w42/510660/buttonIssue.JPG" target="_blank" title="Button issue (3 KB)"><img alt="Button issue" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 114px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2011/10_w42/510660/buttonIssue.JPG" /></a><br />
Instead of the black box, the word 'Items' should be seen.
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I'm writing an app in VB.NET (VS 2010 edition)

Any buttons that are set with a background image (text align = bottom center) cannot show the text on a Windows 7 machine.  Instead of seeing the text, the text area is all black... 

Instead of the black box, the word 'Items' should be seen.

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