If I use the line:

DC := GetDC(Handle);

in Delphi 6, I can drop the component onto the form without a problem and after running it there is a rotating triangle on my panel. Eriken also tried it with his Delphi 7 Personal version and he doesn't encounter any of the problems Tux encounters with the same code. He can also read my test app in Delphi without getting any errors... If tux tries to open the same project he gets a few errors and when he tries to run it he gets Access Violations etc.! hehe

strange stuff! hehe