Disable the Splash Screen

1. Go to System Properties.
2. Click on Advanced Tab.
3. Now click on Startup and Recovery Settings.
4. Now click Edit.
5. Now write “/SOS” without quotes after “/fastdetect”.
The edited file will look as:

[boot loader]
timeout=3
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" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /SOS

6. Now save the file and click on.
7. Reboot the machine and you will not get the Splash Screen.
8. It only shows the backend processes done by Windows.