Remove Windows XP Splash Screen

Have you ever wondered, what exactly happens when Windows boots up? Now, those who have Linux can see a long list of things when Linux boots but in Windows, we get a Splash Screen (sorta animation). Now, this sucks in many ways. How many of you wanted to show that your system is super awesome? With a splash screen, nobody takes heed but remove that, and well you are a rockstar (kinda).

There is a way to remove the splash screen, which is:

• Open System Properties. (You have to go to Start Menu, then click on Control Panel. Click on System and finally on Settings)
• Click Advanced (It's the tab on the top of the box)
• Click Settings in the Startup and Recovery section.
• In the new box, in the System Startup section, click Edit. (This will open boot.ini in a notepad)
• Find the line that ends with /fastdetect
• Position your cursor to the right after the paramter and press space.
• Then, add /SOS
• Save the file.
• Close both the dialog boxes.
• Restart the system and watch.

It is as simple as that. Oh! If you are wondering, how I remove it. Just follow the same procedure as mentioned above but remove the /SOS and the job is complete.

Thanks for reading and please comment.