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

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This article was previously published under Q316652

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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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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Steps to Reproduce the Problem

Start Visual Studio .NET.
Create a new C# Windows application.
Add an ImageList control to the form.
Click the ellipsis button (...) in the Properties section of the form to edit the ImageList object collection.
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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