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I have a VB.NET WinForms application with a splash screen containing a progress bar which I can successfully update during the Load event of the Main Form (formMain). &nbsp;This was accomplished by reviewing the following article:<br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/.NET/Visual_Basic.NET/A_3671-Updating-a-Splash-Screen-with-Loading-Progress-in-a-VB-Net-WinForms-Application.html" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/.NET/Visual_Basic.NET/A_3671-Updating-a-Splash-Screen-with-Loading-Progress-in-a-VB-Net-WinForms-Application.html</a><br />
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How can I determine what is occurring in my application prior to the formMain_Load() event being triggered? &nbsp;The splash screen is visible and active for 15 seconds prior to reaching the breakpoint at the first line of the MyBase.Load event of formMain. &nbsp;Afterwards, everything is as expected. &nbsp;What is happening during this time prior to the main form getting loaded? &nbsp;Any information is greatly appreciated. &nbsp;Thank you for your time and help.<br />
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Christopher
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I have a VB.NET WinForms application with a splash screen containing a progress bar which I can successfully update during the Load event of the Main Form (formMain).  This was accomplished by reviewing the following article:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/.NET/Visual_Basic.NET/A_3671-Updating-a-Splash-Screen-with-Loading-Progress-in-a-VB-Net-WinForms-Application.html

How can I determine what is occurring in my application prior to the formMain_Load() event being triggered?  The splash screen is visible and active for 15 seconds prior to reaching the breakpoint at the first line of the MyBase.Load event of formMain.  Afterwards, everything is as expected.  What is happening during this time prior to the main form getting loaded?  Any information is greatly appreciated.  Thank you for your time and help.

Christopher

VB.Net WinForms Application Main Form Loading with Splash Screen

Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET) is an object-oriented programming language implemented on the .NET framework, but also supported on other platforms such as Mono and Silverlight. Microsoft launched VB.NET as the successor to the Visual Basic language. Though it is similar in syntax to  Visual Basic pre-2002, it is not the same technology,