Can I disable the Windows Mail splash screen in Windows Vista?

Can I disable the Windows Mail splash screen in Windows Vista?

Windows Mail is the Windows Vista equivalent of Outlook Express. Although it's got a fast search feature, good junk mail filtering and it's got Microsoft Help and Support Newsgroups installed by default, loading it seems to be a bit slow because of the lame splash screen.

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In order to disable the really crappy Windows Mail splash screen and enable Windows Mail to load up much faster do the following:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).

Note: As always, before making changes to your registry you should always make sure you have a valid backup. In cases where you're supposed to delete or modify keys or values from the registry it is possible to first export that key or value(s) to a .REG file before performing the changes.

2. Locate the following key in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERHKEY_CURRENT_USERHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail

3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:

   "NoSplash"=dword:00000001

4. Close the registry editor.

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