I know this is an old question, but I think this is the definitive answer.
listViewRamos.Items[i].Focused = true;
listViewRamos.Items[i].Selected = true;
listViewRemos.Items[i].EnsureVisible();
If there is a chance the control does not have the focus but you want to force the focus to the control, then you can add the following line.
listViewRamos.Select();
Why Microsoft didn't just add a SelectItem()
method that does all this for you is beyond me.