Outlook 2000 Splash Screen

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Open Outlook,go tO Tools and in the drop down
list,click on the options and then there will be a options,click and uncheck the box

To go out on a limb, I do not believe Microsoft provides any supported means for disabling the splash screen. I have not seen an option to do so in Outlook 97, 98, or 2000.

Plus, looking at the help files and online knowledge base there is no mention of a command line switch to disable to splash screen.

If you are wanting to edit the company name, etc. There are articles on the Microsoft KB regarding this.

OFF2000: How to Change the Company Name Information After You Install Office
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q233/4/99.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0

I also took a stab at reviewing Outlooks object model. Typically when using VBA (as an example to launch one program from another) using CREATEOBJECT the splash screen nor the application will be visible unless specified in code. However Outlook does not expose a visible property, so even though you can start Outlook this way you can't make the applicaton window readily appear.

So I don't know what exactlyyou are after but I don't believe Outlook will accomodate you.

The most common thing my users want to do is change the name that appears. To do this, open WORD (yes!!), go to Tools - Options - User Info, and change the name. Voila--the new name appears on all the O2k splash screens, including Outlook.

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