>>In my edit box, when the form starts, based on a condition, I am changing the BackColor property to 255,255,255. I found that the BackColor, even after this command, is still grey. However, if I show the BackColor in a message box, it says white. I only have this problem when the edit box is read only.
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>I'm not sure but if it is read only would changing the disabledbackcolor make the change you want.

My mistake, thanks. :)