Enabling menu items

When I enable previously disabled/grayed menu item (I mean an item in the MAIN MENU BAR only) by calling EnableMenuItem, it will be still grayed, though enabled! Windows won't PAINT IT BLACK! I can force Windows to repaint the main menu bar by SetMenu(GetMenu(hwnd)) :). Does anybody know a better solution?

You can try this.....(using MFC) ON_UPDATE_COMMAND_UI

Code:

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///in MainFrm.h

afx_msg void OnUpdateMyItem(CCmdUI* pCmdUI);

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////////////in MainFrm.cpp

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CMainFrame, CMDIFrameWnd)

      .....OTHER MSGS
    ON_UPDATE_COMMAND_UI(IDC_MYITEM, OnUpdateMyItem)
    .......OTHER MSGS

END_MESSAGE_MAP()

...other funcitons


void CMainFrame::OnUpdateMyItem(CCmdUI * pCmdUI)
{
    //** Specific to the item updated
    //** each menu item requires its own OnUpdate.. function
    //** see also ON_UPDATE_COMMAND_UI_RANGE 
    pCmdUI->Enable( bMyCondition == TRUE );
}

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Try

DrawMenuBar()