>I don't want anything displayed in a DateTimePicker until the user enters a date. It seems that you can't have a DateTimePicker with no value.
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>I'm using a DateTimePicker on a birthdate field. So assuming the user hasn't entered it, I can show today, which is wrong, or min date, which is also wrong.
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>You have to wonder who dreams up these controls. Why would you not allow for no value?

Haven't looked at it but will this help : http://www.codeproject.com/KB/selection/Nullable_DateTimePicker.aspx