Private Sub InitializeStreamBitmap()
    Try
        Dim request As System.Net.WebRequest = _
            System.Net.WebRequest.Create( _
            "http://www.microsoft.com//h/en-us/r/ms_masthead_ltr.gif")
        Dim response As System.Net.WebResponse = request.GetResponse()
        Dim responseStream As System.IO.Stream = response.GetResponseStream()
        Dim bitmap2 As New Bitmap(responseStream)
        PictureBox1.Image = bitmap2

    Catch ex As System.Net.WebException
        MessageBox.Show("There was an error opening the image file. Check the URL")
    End Try
End Sub

Dim image1 As Bitmap

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

    Try
        ' Retrieve the image.
        image1 = New Bitmap( _
            "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Music\music.bmp", _
            True)

        Dim x, y As Integer

        ' Loop through the images pixels to reset color.
        For x = 0 To image1.Width - 1
            For y = 0 To image1.Height - 1
                Dim pixelColor As Color = image1.GetPixel(x, y)
                Dim newColor As Color = _
                    Color.FromArgb(pixelColor.R, 0, 0)
                image1.SetPixel(x, y, newColor)
            Next
        Next

        ' Set the PictureBox to display the image.
        PictureBox1.Image = image1

        ' Display the pixel format in Label1.
        Label1.Text = "Pixel format: " + image1.PixelFormat.ToString()

    Catch ex As ArgumentException
        MessageBox.Show("There was an error." _
            & "Check the path to the image file.")
    End Try
End Sub

Private Sub ConstructFromResourceSaveAsGif(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)

    ' Construct a bitmap from the button image resource.
    Dim bmp1 As New Bitmap(GetType(Button), "Button.bmp")

    ' Save the image as a GIF.
    bmp1.Save("c:\button.gif", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif)

    ' Construct a new image from the GIF file.
    Dim bmp2 As New Bitmap("c:\button.gif")

    ' Draw the two images.
    e.Graphics.DrawImage(bmp1, New Point(10, 10))
    e.Graphics.DrawImage(bmp2, New Point(10, 40))

    ' Dispose of the image files.
    bmp1.Dispose()
    bmp2.Dispose()
End Sub

Private Sub BitmapConstructorEx(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)

    ' Create a bitmap.
    Dim bmp As New Bitmap("c:\fakePhoto.jpg")

    ' Retrieve the bitmap data from the bitmap.
    Dim bmpData As System.Drawing.Imaging.BitmapData = bmp.LockBits(New Rectangle(0, 0, bmp.Width, bmp.Height), _
        ImageLockMode.ReadOnly, bmp.PixelFormat)

    'Create a new bitmap.
    Dim newBitmap As New Bitmap(200, 200, bmpData.Stride, bmp.PixelFormat, bmpData.Scan0)

    bmp.UnlockBits(bmpData)

    ' Draw the new bitmap.
    e.Graphics.DrawImage(newBitmap, 10, 10)

End Sub