Ok. This was not happening before but it has happened, and i have found the root of the problem, however i need help on a workaround.

When i check Enable XP Visual Styles in my project properties, i dont get the images to show in my listview and when i uncheck it, the images show. This tells me the problem isnt with my code but a bug in VS 2005.

I think the workaround is to hard-code Enable visual styles , but where do i do this? Do i do it in ApplicationEvents.vb file !!! and If i do, will it enable for the whole application or i ahve to do it from one form to another?

I feel these are really newbie questions, but i need help. This is the first time i would want to hardcode Enabling Visual Styles.