I have seen this problem posted repeatedly, but I have never seen the
question answered.

When I start VS.NET 2003 I get this error message:

System.InvalidOperationException: The object is currently in use elsewhere.
  at System.Drawing.Graphics.Dispose(Boolean disposing)
  at System.Drawing.Graphics.Dispose()
  at System.Drawing.Font.ToLogFont(Object logFont)
  at System.Drawing.Font.ToHfont()
  at System.Windows.Forms.FontHandleWrapper..ctor(Font font)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.get_FontHandle()
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnHandleCreated(EventArgs e)
  at
System.Windows.Forms.PropertyGridInternal.GridToolTip.OnHandleCreated(EventArgs
e)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmCreate(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.PropertyGridInternal.GridToolTip.WndProc(Message&
msg)
  at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg,
IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

The error does NOT show up if I close the Properties pane and start up
VS.NET. Another way I see the error if I go to Tools > Options > Windows
Forms Designer.

I am running VS.NET 2003 on Windows 2003 with all the latest updates on a
ProLiant ML370 G2. I have done everything I can think of: upgraded the
driver, found a work around to install the Dotnet Framework, run FileMon,
run RegMon, and reinstalled VS.NET 2003 a few time. The last thing to do is
reinstall Windows 2003.

Any useful advice?

Thanks,

Scott