Michel,

Normally, the Focus() method of a control is used to move the focus to that control:

private void MyButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    // Move the Focus elsewhere
    this.MySpecialTextBox.Focus();
}

This works at any time, except during Form/Control Load. Then, you simply have to
set the ActiveControl:

private void MyForm_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    // Start the Form with the Focus on a certain control
    this.ActiveControl = this.MySpecialTextBox;
}

~~Bonnie





>This used to work until recently. Basically, the last line of the form .Load() event used to set the focus on the first control:
>
>

>' Set the focus to the first field
>ActivationCode.Focus()
>

>
>But, I added more lines in the form Load() event and I thought this was a factor. So, I removed them all and only kept that line. It still doesn't work. Anyone could see what could be a factor here?