Private Sub InitializePictureBox()
    Me.PictureBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox
    Me.PictureBox1.BorderStyle = _
        System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle
    Me.PictureBox1.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.StretchImage
    Me.PictureBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(72, 112)
    Me.PictureBox1.Name = "PictureBox1"
    Me.PictureBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(160, 136)
    Me.PictureBox1.TabStop = False
End Sub

Private Sub InitializeOpenFileDialog()
    Me.OpenFileDialog1 = New System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog

    ' Set the file dialog to filter for graphics files.
    Me.OpenFileDialog1.Filter = _
    "Images (*.BMP;*.JPG;*.GIF)|*.BMP;*.JPG;*.GIF|All files (*.*)|*.*"

    ' Allow the user to select multiple images.
    Me.OpenFileDialog1.Multiselect = True
    Me.OpenFileDialog1.Title = "My Image Browser"
End Sub

Private Sub fileButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles FileButton.Click
    OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog()
End Sub


' This method handles the FileOK event.  It opens each file 
' selected and loads the image from a stream into PictureBox1.
Private Sub OpenFileDialog1_FileOk(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) _
 Handles OpenFileDialog1.FileOk

    Me.Activate()
    Dim file, files() As String
    files = OpenFileDialog1.FileNames

    ' Open each file and display the image in PictureBox1.
    ' Call Application.DoEvents to force a repaint after each
    ' file is read.        
    For Each file In files
        Dim fileInfo As System.IO.FileInfo = New System.IO.FileInfo(file)
        Dim fileStream As System.IO.FileStream = fileInfo.OpenRead()
        PictureBox1.Image = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(fileStream)
        Application.DoEvents()
        fileStream.Close()

        ' Call Sleep so the picture is briefly displayed, 
        'which will create a slide-show effect.
        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000)
    Next
    PictureBox1.Image = Nothing
End Sub