Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
 
 
Public Class Form1
 
    Public Class VerticalProgressBar
        Inherits ProgressBar
        Protected Overloads Overrides ReadOnly Property CreateParams() As  _
  CreateParams
            Get
                Dim cp As CreateParams = MyBase.CreateParams
                cp.Style = cp.Style Or &H4
                Return cp
            End Get
        End Property
    End Class
 
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As _
      System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Dim Prog As New VerticalProgressBar
        Prog.Value = 50
    End Sub
End Class