Creating A Splash Screen In VB.NET 2005 
(Andrew Sutton) VB.NET 2005 provides "native" functionality to display a splash screen on application startup. To add a splash screen to a project the follow the steps outlined below:
--Add a splash screen form.
--Make the application display the splash screen on start up.
--Customise the splash screen display time.
--Customise the splash screen.
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