>>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
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>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.

I agree. It actually looks good the first time. Then they'll be looking for ways to turn the thing off. Same as with those annoying websites that get you to an "intro" page made with Flash, instead of the main page with some real content.

My Splash screens just show a static logo and a little text. Nothing animated. Ever.