This is a known "behavior" of the Windows Installer (which means WiX 
version matters very little).  There are discussions in the archive 
about various ways to work around the issue, none of which are perfect.  
I think the closest to perfect is to create an External UI handler 
(which is a boatload of work).

Sajo Jacob wrote:
> Is this a know issue that when you set a background bitmap on the 
> dialog, controls like push buttons, radio and check boxes don't show 
> up until you hover over with the mouse? Also in this case it shows the 
> controls like check boxes with the standard gray color, setting the 
> transparent property doesn't help in this case either.
>  
> I am having this issue with both WiX 2.0 and 3.0. Is there a 
> workaround this? Is there someway I can set the background color or 
> something to get around this issue? Or has someone ever done a hack 
> into the windows installer itself for resolving UI issues?
>  
> Thanks,
> Jacob
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