How can you make a .net windows forms project look fresh?

Question

I\'m working on a visual studio 2005 vb.net windows forms project that\'s been around for several years. It\'s full of default textboxes, labels, dropdowns, datagrids, datetime

Answer 1

One other thing to also check is that your controls have the FlatStyle property set to System instead of Standard.

What this will do is make sure that the app uses the system defaults for radio buttons, standard buttons and the like. This takes all your apps from the flat Win 2000 look and gives them the XP or Vista bling depending on the OS they are running.