Question re: xp splash-screen time

[fatherbob]

Hi. The xp splash-screen doesn't bother me per se, but if it's
possible to minimize the length of time it shows, that would be a good
thing. I have found references to hacks that will turn it off
entirelyh, but they come with a caveat that that does not necessarily
speed up the boot time. So, which of these are correct:

(a) I can blank out the splash-screen, but it won't save any time;
I'll just display a blank screen for the same amount of time that the
splash-screen would show.

(b) I can replace the splash-screen with another image, even with SP2
installed, *IF* I'm careful enough to follow the hack directions very,
very carefully!!

(c) Altho I could either blank-out the splash screen or replace the
image with one of my own choosing, there is no way to reduce the time
that is allotted for the image to show.

(d) The reason that there is no setting for the length of time for the
splash screen to show is simply that it really *isn't* programed for a
specific length of time; rather, it's a function of other
programs/tasks/processes starting up "behind" the splash screen. If I
were to look at things to minimize boot time in other ways, the
splash-screen would automagically be displayed for less time.

Thanks for any help you can provide!!

Bob Naglich
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Hi. The xp splash-screen doesn't bother me per se, but if it's
possible to minimize the length of time it shows, that would be a good
thing. I have found references to hacks that will turn it off
entirelyh, but they come with a caveat that that does not necessarily
speed up the boot time. So, which of these are correct:

(a) I can blank out the splash-screen, but it won't save any time;
I'll just display a blank screen for the same amount of time that the
splash-screen would show.

Correct - see below

(b) I can replace the splash-screen with another image, even with SP2
installed, *IF* I'm careful enough to follow the hack directions very,
very carefully!!

Very bad idea and serves no purpose and provides no speed improvement.

(c) Altho I could either blank-out the splash screen or replace the
image with one of my own choosing, there is no way to reduce the time
that is allotted for the image to show.

Correct - see below

(d) The reason that there is no setting for the length of time for the
splash screen to show is simply that it really *isn't* programed for a
specific length of time; rather, it's a function of other
programs/tasks/processes starting up "behind" the splash screen. If I
were to look at things to minimize boot time in other ways, the
splash-screen would automagically be displayed for less time.

Excactly - see below.

Thanks for any help you can provide!!

All you need do to turn off the "splash screen" as you refer to it is to add
the following to the OS start up line in Boot.ini /SOS

An example is shown below.

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn /SOS


Doing this will make no difference to you boot time as the "splash screen"
is just there to hide the technical start-up details from end users.

Boot time is effected by a number of factors, disk speed,fragmentation, use
of encryption, number of a drivers required to be loaded and services
started etc.

--

Regards,

Mike
--
Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights

Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
newsgroups

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I use /SOS and like it.

/SOS makes one's computer look like a machine when it boots, not candyland.
;-)

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Hi. The xp splash-screen doesn't bother me per se, but if it's
possible to minimize the length of time it shows, that would be a good
thing. I have found references to hacks that will turn it off
entirelyh, but they come with a caveat that that does not necessarily
speed up the boot time. So, which of these are correct:

(a) I can blank out the splash-screen, but it won't save any time;
I'll just display a blank screen for the same amount of time that the
splash-screen would show.

Correct - see below

(b) I can replace the splash-screen with another image, even with SP2
installed, *IF* I'm careful enough to follow the hack directions very,
very carefully!!

Very bad idea and serves no purpose and provides no speed improvement.

(c) Altho I could either blank-out the splash screen or replace the
image with one of my own choosing, there is no way to reduce the time
that is allotted for the image to show.

Correct - see below

(d) The reason that there is no setting for the length of time for the
splash screen to show is simply that it really *isn't* programed for a
specific length of time; rather, it's a function of other
programs/tasks/processes starting up "behind" the splash screen. If I
were to look at things to minimize boot time in other ways, the
splash-screen would automagically be displayed for less time.

Excactly - see below.

Thanks for any help you can provide!!

All you need do to turn off the "splash screen" as you refer to it is to
add the following to the OS start up line in Boot.ini /SOS

An example is shown below.

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn /SOS


Doing this will make no difference to you boot time as the "splash screen"
is just there to hide the technical start-up details from end users.

Boot time is effected by a number of factors, disk speed,fragmentation,
use of encryption, number of a drivers required to be loaded and services
started etc.

--

Regards,

Mike
--
Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights

Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
newsgroups

Hi. The xp splash-screen doesn't bother me per se, but if it's
possible to minimize the length of time it shows, that would be a good
thing. I have found references to hacks that will turn it off
entirelyh, but they come with a caveat that that does not necessarily
speed up the boot time. So, which of these are correct:

(a) I can blank out the splash-screen, but it won't save any time;
I'll just display a blank screen for the same amount of time that the
splash-screen would show.

(b) I can replace the splash-screen with another image, even with SP2
installed, *IF* I'm careful enough to follow the hack directions very,
very carefully!!

(c) Altho I could either blank-out the splash screen or replace the
image with one of my own choosing, there is no way to reduce the time
that is allotted for the image to show.

(d) The reason that there is no setting for the length of time for the
splash screen to show is simply that it really *isn't* programed for a
specific length of time; rather, it's a function of other
programs/tasks/processes starting up "behind" the splash screen. If I
were to look at things to minimize boot time in other ways, the
splash-screen would automagically be displayed for less time.

Thanks for any help you can provide!!

Bob Naglich
(e-mail address removed)