VB.Net 2.0/Windows XP Professional. I think I found bug in ToolStripStatusLabel. With StatusStrip holding just one ToolStripStatusLabel, Spring=True, and label text wider than window, the text display is truncated as expected. When I minimize window then restore it to normal, the status text display disappears. The label Paint event does not fire. If I manually widen window wider than the status text, the Paint event fires and text reappears. Is there workaround to fix this problem? Do I need to give more to reproduce issue? Also the MSDN help here has an Alignment property that does not show up for me. I have Visual Studio 2005 Professional v8.0.50727.762 (SP.050727-7600) and Net Framework 2.0.50727 SP1. Yes! Found workaround. In the form SizeChanged and/or LocationChanged events, blank the status text in the label, then restore it. Did not even need Refresh, Sleep, etc.