>Thank you. But I need the RowSourceType to be NONE since I am adding items to the listbox with addlistItem - because I need each row to have a unique itemId inorder to access which row im dealing with. Is there any way to change the color when the rowsourcetype is set to None?
>-Shevy

No, you cannot, but there are other alternatives. You could use a grid which will look like a listbox and change the colors there with DynamicBackColor property, use bbLIstView ActiveX control (file#9468 in Downloads section) or TreeView ActiveX control.