Timers...

Nevermind

You don't need a timer for this. You can use a StopWatch, or a simple datetime variable. Start the stopwatch or set the variable to the current datetime in form load. Later, when you need to know how much time has elapsed, you read the Elapsed property of the stopwatch or subtract the saved datetime from the current datetime.

Try

Code:

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Private i As Integer
   
    Private Sub Form2_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        With Timer1
            .Interval = 1000 '1 Second
            .Start()
        End With
    End Sub

    Private Sub Timer1_Tick(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
        i += 1
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        MessageBox.Show("It's been " & i.ToString & " seconds since the form's loaded", Me.Text, MessageBoxButtons.OK)
    End Sub

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Edit - Why just edit your op to "nevermind"? That's annoying. But stanav's correct, you should use a stopwatch. For those of you wondering, the origional post was "How do I keep track of the time lapsed since my formload?".


Edit 2 - This is the samething using a stopwatch:

Code:

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Dim sw As New Stopwatch

    Private Sub Form2_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        sw.Start()
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim i As Integer = CInt(sw.ElapsedMilliseconds)
        i = CInt(i * 0.001)

        MessageBox.Show("It's been " & i.ToString & " seconds since the form's loaded", Me.Text, MessageBoxButtons.OK)
    End Sub

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Thank you guys. I thought my code was wrong, but it was another peice of the pie. Very much appreciated!!