Different behavior with the ComboBox from 1.1 and 1.1SP1
We have identified a bug in SP1 (version 1.1) of the framework that Microsoft has documented.
Comboboxes are exhibiting a different behavior in SP1 then on a machine that does not have sp1 installed.
In our case, it causes all bound controls on a windows form to clear, though the data is really there.
This is an FYI in case you are experiencing this too. It took us a while to realize the difference between when it works and when it does not was SP1 being installed or not installed.