It is available on Windows Server 2000 SP4. Are you running this on a regular W2K machine?

>I've done as you suggested. I placed the line:
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this.contextMenuStrip1.DropShadowEnabled = true;

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>after the InitializaComponent(); but no shadow appears for the ContextMenuStrip.
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>According to .NET Framework Documentation, the machine where I'm running this code has a platform permitted for this feature Windows 2000 SP4.
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>Where is the error?
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>>Where in your code do you put the code (this.contextMenuStrip1.DropShadowEnabled = true;)?
>>Try to place it in the constructor, after the InitializeComponents (or whatever it is), the IDE should not mess with it then.
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>>>Hi all,
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>>>Does anybody know how to enable the DropShadow for the ContextMenuStrip?
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>>>I've tried with:
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this.contextMenuStrip1.DropShadowEnabled = true;

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>>>but it's not available by means of the IDE, and if I write it directly in code, the IDE deletes the line and it doesn't make any shadow.
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>>>Thanks in advance,
>>>grivix