> I have set form's windowstate property to 2. but still my form doesnot get maximised. What can be the reason.

Are you Maximizing the form while its not visible? Do you have code setting focus to an object as well? For example, run this code in the Init() of a form with a Text1 on it:

this.windowstate =2
*this.text1.setfocus()

It should work, but when you uncoment the second like, nothing. Do you get these results?