The size of RadForm under Windows XP is incorrect when its initial state as MDI child is Maximized and after that the state is changed to Normal. Workaround: Imports Telerik.WinControls.UI Public Class BaseRadForm Inherits RadForm Private Shared LastWindowState As FormWindowState = FormWindowState.Normal Private Shared suspendClientSizeChangedFlag As Boolean = False Protected Overrides Sub OnResizeBegin(ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Me.MaximumSize = New Size(0, 0) MyBase.OnResizeBegin(e) End Sub Protected Overrides Sub OnActivated(ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Me.MaximumSize = New Size(0, 0) MyBase.OnActivated(e) End Sub Protected Overrides Sub OnDeactivate(ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Me.MaximumSize = New Size(0, 0) MyBase.OnDeactivate(e) End Sub Protected Overrides Sub OnClientSizeChanged(ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Dim osInfo As System.OperatingSystem = System.Environment.OSVersion If (suspendClientSizeChangedFlag OrElse osInfo.Version.Major >= 6) Then Return End If If Not LastWindowState.Equals(Me.WindowState) Then LastWindowState = Me.WindowState If Me.WindowState.Equals(FormWindowState.Normal) Then suspendClientSizeChangedFlag = True Me.MaximumSize = New Size(500, 500) suspendClientSizeChangedFlag = False ElseIf Me.WindowState.Equals(FormWindowState.Maximized) Then Me.MaximumSize = New Size(0, 0) End If Else Me.MaximumSize = New Size(0, 0) End If MyBase.OnClientSizeChanged(e) End Sub End Class