Hot to make you visual basic.NET project looks like window xp visual styles?
solution:
NOTE: when you finish a step chose FILE-SAVE ALL to make sue the changes are saved !!!

1) start a new Windows Application
2) put a command button to the project and set the FLATSTYLE property to SYSTEM
3) create MANIFEST FILE:
	add a new item to the project which is TEXTFILE then name the file EXENAME.MANIFEST
	Open the file in the .NET text editor then copy this code to it :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
<assemblyIdentity
   version="1.0.0.0"
   processorArchitecture="X86"
   name="Microsoft.Winweb.<Executable Name>"
   type="win32"
/>
<description>.NET control deployment tool</description>
<dependency>
   <dependentAssembly>
     <assemblyIdentity
       type="win32"
       name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
       version="6.0.0.0"
       processorArchitecture="X86"
       publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
       language="*"
     />
   </dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>


4) replace the <Executable Name> with you application EXE name.
5) copy the MANIFEST file to the obj directory of you application EXE
6) add the MANIFEST file to you project by click on FILE-OPEN-FILE then select the MANIFEST file you created and then click OPEN
7) right click on the exe file then chose ADD RESOURCE then click IMPORT
8) add the MANIFEST file then type in the RESOURCE TYPE box : RT_MANIFEST then click ok
9) in the properties box set the ID to 1
10) save the project by click FILE - SAVE ALL

Your project will look like windows XP styles.
