>I have a welcome screen which I want to display before my main program form is displayed. How do I leave the splash screen up for say 5 secs then dissappear and then show my main form?
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>Does anybody know of any animated splash screens I could use just to put the bells and whistles on my application?
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>Many Thanks

See the Splash Screen Foundation Class. However, I advise you NOT to create an animated splash screen, it will only annoy your customers! It used to look cool 15-20 years ago, though.