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BUG: Error Message When You Try to Add an Icon to an ImageList Control: Invalid Parameter Used

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Article ID:316652
Last Review:February 22, 2007
Revision:4.4
This article was previously published under Q316652
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SYMPTOMS

When you try to create an Image object from a 24-bits-per-pixel (BPP) or 16-BPP icon, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following:
OutOfMemory
Or, when you try to add a 24-BPP or 16-BPP icon to an ImageList control, or when you open an icon in a PictureBox control, you may receive the following error message:
Invalid Parameter Used

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CAUSE

This behavior can occur because the System.Drawing method is based on GDI+. There is a bug in GDI+ that prevents it from loading certain 24-BPP and 16-BPP icons with no color tables. You may also experience this problem when you try to populate an ImageList control, because of the control's reliance on GDI+.

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RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, use a 32-BPP or a 256-BPP icon instead of a 24-BPP icon.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

1.Start Visual Studio .NET.
2.Create a new C# Windows application.
3.Add an ImageList control to the form.
4.Click the ellipsis button (...) in the Properties section of the form to edit the ImageList object collection.
5.Attempt to add a 24-BPP or 16-BPP icon. You receive an error message similar to the following:
Invalid Parameter Used

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft GDI+ 1.0
•Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0
•Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1

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Keywords: 
kberrmsg kbbug kbicon kbctrl kbdswgdi2003swept KB316652

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