How do you set the StartPosition of a Windows Forms form using code?

Question

Is there a way to set the StartPosition of a Windows Forms form using code? It seems whatever I try results in the StartPostion being the default.

Here is what I am

Answer 1

public DealsForm()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterParent;       
}

Try to put it before InitializeComponent(). It might be already too late after InitializeComponent (the form might be already launch and the StatPosition is set too late).

Update

I just wrote :

public Form1()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
}

And:

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Form1 f = new Form1();
    f.Show();
}

In a VS project (brand new) and when I click in my form2 a button it open the form in the middle of the screen. You can do the same with Parent...

Answer 2

Maybe you are not alone. Maybe you are not insane. Read this (Microsoft Connect Customer Feedback):

Windows Form StartPosition property only works for .ShowDialog method and not for .Show method

Customer: "Windows Form StartPosition only works for .ShowDialog method and not for .Show method. Note: I have also attached simple code and images of the results."

MS: "Unfortunately, we will not be able to fix this particular issue in a future release, as a fix here would be a breaking change to the behavior of WinForms 1, 1.1 and 2"