Wandering Controls - control location changes in designer

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I have been using Visual C#.NET to code a large project having many data
adapters, data sets, datagrids, multiple forms with tab pages, each
containing various controls (mostly label, text boxes, check boxes, date
pickers, combo boxes and datagrids). I have been coding alone on this project
for about a year, and I have experienced many problems which have not been
addressed by various SP's, including the recent SP1 to Framework.NET 1.1,
which seemed to be most promising.

In this message, I ask for help in resolving my problems with some (but not
all) control location changes when switching to design view after modifying
code or building/rebuilding the project.

The various controls subject to movement may be labels, text boxes or check
boxes. Possibly combo boxes might be subject to movement, but I'll have to
specifically check. I have yet to note data grid movement, and I don't think
the date pickers have moved. Again, I'll have to check. The movement is
characterized (usually) by a one pixel move downwards. No other direction in
moverment occurs. If I do not move the control back in the designer, it will
continue to move downward over time as I often switch from code to design
view. I have had to manually code the position of each control at form load
in order to keep from having to continually adjust each and every control
that exhibits this tendancy to wander.

Compounding the problem is the difficulty I face due to the job being
classified: I cannot post code, I have to access a different computer to get
to the Internet, I cannot discuss much detail regarding purpose, and
downloading and installing updates and service packs require third party
intervention and and approval.

I will post questions regarding other issues in other messages, but will
repeat much of the above background information in each.

Help! I have lost SOOOOO much programming time due to these issues, and I
have deadlines to meet!

Steve