How to disable Windows xp boot screen

We can disable windows xp boot splash screen, so that the overall boot time will be reduced a bit. just by adding a line to boot.ini can disable the xp boot splash screen. a simple boot.ini file in xp looks like exactly as below...


Sample Boot.ini File:

This is a sample of a default Boot.ini file from a Windows XP Professional computer.
[boot loader]
timeout=30
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" /fastdetect 

• Edit boot.ini.

Add ” /noguiboot” right after “/fastdetect”.

 

Edited Boot.ini File:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
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" /fastdetect  /noguiboot

          After restarting, the xp boot splash screen will be gone. If you want to enable the boot screen again , just remove the newly added switch from boot.ini. Upon restarting, the splash screen will be gone. It can be re-enabled by removing the new switch. Here is the path how to reach boot.ini

Edit the Boot.ini File

To view and edit the Boot.ini file:
1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
   -or-
   Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl, and then click OK.
2. On the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery.
3. Under System Startup, click Edit.

How to disable Windows xp boot screen