Microsoft KB Archive/301613

= Visio5: How to Suppress the Visio Startup Splash Screen When You Start Visio =

PSS ID Number: 301613

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Visio Standard 5.0x
 * Microsoft Visio Professional 5.0x
 * Microsoft Visio Technical 5.0x
 * Microsoft Visio Enterprise 5.0x

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This article was previously published under Q301613



For a Microsoft Visio 2000 version of this article, see 301615.

For a Microsoft Visio 2002 version of this article, see 301618.



SUMMARY
This article describes how to suppress the Microsoft Visio startup splash screen when you start Visio.

NOTE: This command-line switch also disables the Choose a Drawing Template dialog box.



MORE INFORMATION
You can suppress the Visio startup splash screen when you start Visio by using a command-line switch. To do this, use either of the following methods.

NOTE: If you put the switch inside of the closing quotation mark in either of the following methods and then click OK, you receive the following error message:

Cannot find the file 'C:\Program Files\Visio\Visio32.exe /nologo' (or one of its components). Make sure the path and file name are correct and that all required libraries are available.

Method 1: Use the Run Command
To start Visio with the /nologo command-line switch from the Start menu, follow these steps:  Click Start, and then click Run. Click Browse. Navigate to the Visio program folder, click Visio32.exe, and then click Open.

The Visio32.exe file is located in the following folder by default:

C:\Program Files\Visio

NOTE: The path to Visio32.exe is enclosed within quotation marks. Click the Open box, and then reposition the insertion point outside (to the right of) the closing quotation mark at the end of the path statement. Type a space followed by the switch that you want to use.

For example, type the following in the Open box:

&quot;C:\Program Files\Visio\Visio32.exe&quot; /nologo



Method 2: Create a New Shortcut on the Windows Desktop
To start Visio with the /nologo command-line switch by using a new shortcut on your Microsoft Windows desktop, follow these steps:  Right-click the Windows desktop.</li> On the shortcut menu that appears, point to New, and then click Shortcut.</li> In the Create Shortcut dialog box, click Browse.</li> Browse to and then click Visio32.exe.

The Visio32.exe file can be found (by default) in the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Visio

</li> Click Open to close the Browse dialog box.</li> In the Create Shortcut dialog box, the Command line box should look similar to the following:

&quot;C:\Program Files\Visio\Visio32.exe&quot;

</li> Click the Command line box, and then move the insertion point to the right of the closing quotation mark. Type a space, and then type /nologo.

The Command line box should now look similar to the following:

&quot;C:\Program Files\Visio\Visio32.exe&quot; /nologo

</li> In the Create Shortcut dialog box, click Next.</li> In the Select a name for the shortcut box, type the name that you want for your new Visio shortcut, and then click Finish.</li></ol>

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