http://blogs.msdn.com/asanto/archive/2004/08/18/216825.aspxI finally solved the problems with enabling XP Visual Styles (Themes) which I described here . My initial attempt worked on some computers but not others; apparently there is some mystic connection between the themed activation context, the color of myen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/asanto/archive/2004/08/18/216825.aspx#217023Thu, 19 Aug 2004 13:25:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:217023Sigurdur G. GunnarssonI solved my theme problems another way, and it hasn't given me problems since :) <br> <br>Here is a discussion and a sample with the solution (last post). <br> <br><a target="_new" href="http://www.syncfusion.com/Support/Forums/message.aspx?MessageID=9503">http://www.syncfusion.com/Support/Forums/message.aspx?MessageID=9503</a> <br>http://blogs.msdn.com/asanto/archive/2004/08/18/216825.aspx#217063Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:37:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:217063Russ C.Good Advice, in my own experience, I've not seen an SEH Exception since I simply put the line 'Application.DoEvents();' directly after I enable visual styles.http://blogs.msdn.com/asanto/archive/2004/08/18/216825.aspx#217075Thu, 19 Aug 2004 16:08:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:217075Sigurdur G. GunnarssonRuss, try to open a form with .ShowDialog() then close it and see what happens :) <br>http://blogs.msdn.com/asanto/archive/2004/08/18/216825.aspx#280225Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:14:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:280225Ohad's WebLoghttp://blogs.msdn.com/asanto/archive/2004/08/18/216825.aspx#435197Mon, 04 Jul 2005 07:14:46 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:435197In the Trencheshttp://blogs.msdn.com/asanto/archive/2004/08/18/216825.aspx#9667986Sun, 31 May 2009 11:50:07 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9667986 Santomania InteropServices SEHException External component has | Outdoor Ceiling Fans<p>PingBack from <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://outdoorceilingfansite.info/story.php?id=2180">http://outdoorceilingfansite.info/story.php?id=2180</a></p> http://blogs.msdn.com/asanto/archive/2004/08/18/216825.aspx#9728960Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:40:17 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9728960 Santomania InteropServices SEHException External component has | Cast Iron Cookware<p>PingBack from <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://castironbakeware.info/story.php?title=santomania-interopservices-sehexception-external-component-has">http://castironbakeware.info/story.php?title=santomania-interopservices-sehexception-external-component-has</a></p>