Nick, I've pasted the code you recommended in the form paint event to mimic the background used in vs2010 and I'm getting a couple of errors. Below is the code I've pasted:

Code:
Private Sub frmMain_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles Me.Paint

        Using h1 As New HatchBrush(HatchStyle.Percent20, Me.ColorTable.BackgroundDotsLight, Me.ColorTable.Background)
            e.Graphics.FillRectangle(h1, e.ClipRectangle)
        End Using
        Using h2 As New HatchBrush(HatchStyle.Percent20, Me.ColorTable.BackgroundDotsDark, Color.Transparent)
            e.Graphics.RenderingOrigin = New Point(0, -1)
            e.Graphics.FillRectangle(h2, e.ClipRectangle)
            e.Graphics.RenderingOrigin = Point.Empty
        End Using

    End Sub
The two errors I'm getting are Type 'HatchBrush' is not defined.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Ron