menustrip inheritance

[BillE]

I have a VB.NET base form with a menustrip, the modifier is 'protected'.

Forms derived from the base form using visual inheritance display the
menustrip, but the menustrip can't be modified on the derived forms. Other
inherited controls can be modified.

I found an old posting from vs.net 2005 beta from 10/2004 which identified
this as a bug, with a status of 'Closed (fixed)'.

http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=114535

What's up with this?

Thanks
Bill