Ty,

>I have tried to change the forecolor on a MM button subclass and it is not working.
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>I created a subclass of the base .NET button and I can change the forecolor on that control just fine.
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>What is the problem? I just need the forecolor to be red on a button...

Try setting the FlatStyle of the button to something other than "System". Unfortunately, in Windows Forms 1.1 you have to set a button's FlatStyle to System so it looks like an XP button when running on Windows XP. This is fixed in Windows Forms 2.0.

Regards,