creating a start page for a application as in MS offica or visual studio

Question

how can I create a start page for my application like a MS office or the start page which appear every time when visual studio is started

Answer 1

I want a welcome page for my desktop application please help

Answer 2

Hi,

You might want to use TabControl and set the first page of the control as the welcom page, for more information please see:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.tabcontrol.aspx

Harry

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Answer 3

no sir what I want is that a small image type thing pop up when somebody starts my application and then it disappear itself after some seconds and then the main form starts

Answer 4

Create a borderless form (FormBorderStyle = None) and set its BackgroundImage.
You can load that form at startup and close it after a Timer triggers

Answer 5

Hi,

You might need first make the main form invisible, and show the start form. After several secs , set the start form and show the main form: 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa984417(VS.71).aspx

Harry

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