DropDownStyle of ComboBox changes BackColor behaviour

Question

I have a WinForms 2.0 with a couple of ComboBox controls on it. For some of those ComboBoxes the property DropDownStyle is set to DropDown, while others are set to DropDownList.

Now, to indicate changes in the selection the property BackColor is set to a different value for each ComboBox. Those with the DropDownList style have a complete colored background, while those with the DropDown style only show a colored frame. I'd like to have the full-colored version for both styles.

I'm working with VS2005 and .NET 2.0.

-UPDATE I should mention that the ComboBox is disabled. While the background is fully colored when it's enabled, it only shows a small colored border when it's disabled. That's what i want to change, i want the complete background colored while the ComboBox is disabled.

Answer 1

Can't you manually set the desired BackColor on the DropDown ComboBoxes in the designer?