title: Loading a Combobox with a DataSet and Loading a Default Value
body: <p>I'm creating a Windows Form application in C# and am sort of translating it from and asp.net forms application. I'm running into a difference I can't seem to get an answer on. I have loaded a combobox with items from a dataset but I would like the first item to say Select... or something like that rather than just show the first item from the dataset. In asp.net, I would just say</p>
  
  <pre><code>ddSelected.Items.Insert(0, "Select...");
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But here I get an error: Items collection cannot be modified when the DataSource property is set.</p>
  
  <p>How can I do this in C# for Windows Forms?</p>