Conditional Splash form display?

I'm using the Visual Basic Application Model and handling the
MyApplication.Startup event. This project template provides all the wiring
for a splash form, which works great. My question is - can I conditionally
supress display of the splash form with this approach? I've tried the
following 3 things, to no avail, in the MyApplication.Startup event handler
code :

1) Me.MinimumSplashScreenDisplayTime = 0

2) Me.SplashScreen = Nothing

3) Me.HideSplashScreen()

I still get the splash form displayed. This Application Model is very clean
and simple, and I'm hoping I don't have to abandon this structure, just
regulate the splash form. Thanks for any ideas.

RJ