hi Guys,

Environment : VS2003, VB.NET in Winforms, sql server 2000, framework 1.1,
uses 3rd party Devexpress 3.0 Grid, uses MDI form with 100 child forms. Has
Menu on the MDI form and forms load up when these menus are clicked.

Project has around 100 forms and i converted everything to VS2005 and it was
pretty seemless. their were some errors which i fixed and code runs pretty
seemless except for one problem, the screens do not refresh almost as if the
paint event of the forms is not firing. Here is an insight to the problem:
 I click onthe MDI menu and form opens up, load all the data and all the
controls the forms then turns partially GRAY , when i go to the MDI forms;
menus again (while the child forms is all gray) and jsut click open any of
the menus, the whole child form screen refreses and the form appear with all
it's controls, i click on a control in the form or change tabs on it and
again it is all goes gray until i click open the mdi form;s menu;s.

I created a new VS2005 project with one screen and it works perfect and does
not have the above problem?

why is this happening? Am i using some 1.1 controls ro what? the 3rd party
grid is all VS2005 and does not have any problems otherwise.

Please suggest, got to get this baby rock and rolling,

thanks
Sameer