protected inheritance

[babbu]

hello every1.
i want the text box of form1 to be accessible in form 2 without declaring it as public.
ive declared it as protected.
but how do i inherit it in form 2.

[kvprajapati]

public class Form2 
     Inherits Form1
     .....
End Class

[babbu]

ive tried tht one
but it gives me an error stating
base class stated for the class cannot be different from System.windows.forms.form

[kvprajapati]

Create a New Windows application and design a form - Form1. Build it. Add New Inherited From. Select Form1.