All I want is to update an ListViewItem\'s text whithout seeing any flickering.
This is my code for updating (called several times):
listView.BeginUp
If you only want to update the text, simply set the changed SubItem's text directly rather than updating the entire ListViewItem (you've not said how you're doing your updates).
The override you show is equivalent to simply overriding OnPaintBackground, which would be a "more correct" managed way to do that task, and it's not going to help for a single item.
If you still have problems, we'll need clarification on what you've actually tried.