>I'm trying to create a windows application and I want to use tabs. But I want to use tabs on the left side that are NOT vertical, but horizontal. I was wondering if anyone knew of an easy(hopefully) or quick way of doing this. I found some 3rd party tools which is ok, but I dont want to spend $300 dollars to just make horizontal tabs...TIA!!!

David,
I have not seen anything like what you describe for free, but if you are going to pay $$$ for it check out http://www.dotnetbar.com With the DotNetBar you get your left horizontal tabs in addition to a lot of other stuff. Have you tried to build your own left horizontal tab control?
Einar