Threading.Timer vs. Forms.Timer

Question

The short form of this question: When, if ever, is it appropriate to use the Forms.Timer in a multithreaded WinForms application?

More specifically, I am architectin

Answer 1

I agree with what Mehrdad and David said, but you should be aware that timers offer no guarantee of timeliness or order or execution. Too many timers and the application will just hang ;-)