.NET Windows Forms -Using XP Themes
To use XP Themes in Windows forms, we need to do the following.
1. Set the Theme property of Computer to Windows XP
2. Set FlatStyle property of the control to System.
For Example, Button's FlatStyle property to System.
3. Call EnableVisualStyles in the Constructor of the Form
Public Sub New ()
Application.EnableVisualStyles()
End Sub
Reference: http://vijirajkumar.blogspot.com/2009/07/using-xp-themes.html