[THIN] Re: Kill Outlook Splash Screen

  • From: "Braebaum, Neil" <Neil.Braebaum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 15:09:18 +0100

When you say start it hidden - do you mean by the command line (ie
calling outlook.exe somehow), or by office (COM)  automation?

Neil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of BRUTON, Malcolm, FM
> Sent: 03 June 2004 15:02
> To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Kill Outlook Splash Screen
> 
> I'm actually starting outlook hidden so the users don't know 
> it's running. I subsequently kill it later after it has 
> generated a MAPI profile for that user.  Just nice to kill 
> the splash screen so users don't know whats going on behind 
> the scenes.
> 
> Malcolm
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Braebaum, Neil
> Sent: 03 June 2004 14:40
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Kill Outlook Splash Screen
> 
> Something I wonder - if you automate outlook starting through 
> COM automation, I wonder if it displays the splash screen then?
> 
> Over the next few days, I'll probably be writing / amending 
> outlook to start in this way (a step to making it difficult 
> to attempt to start outlook twice through a custom interface) 
> - so if / when I find out, I'll let you know.
> 
> From memory, other office apps don't seem to display splash 
> screens when automating that way - 'cos you explicitly state 
> when the app should be visible.
> 
> Neil
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of BRUTON, Malcolm, FM
> > Sent: 03 June 2004 14:07
> > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > Subject: [THIN] Kill Outlook Splash Screen
> > 
> > 
> > Any ideas on how to kill the outlook splash screen with Office 2002
> >  
> > 
> > Malcolm

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