1. A form will control/house all the controls you place on it. If you dont add any controls to it then it will have none.

2. DB Forum FAQ link - http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=337051

3. Not sure on what you really are trying to do but you could use a picturebox control and a label control to load the data into. What kind of layout/design are you looking for?