> The following code successfully displays a splash screen and loads a
> second form.  The method I am using is for the splash form to hide
> itself, load the second form, and have the entire program unload when
> the exit button is clicked on the second form.  (The splash screen is
> programmed to unload via a timer which I have set through the
> property controls.)  When the program terminates, it ends with an
> exception error:

> "Cannot access disposed object named 'Form2'."

> Posted below is the relevant code from the splash form.  Form2 just
> does an me.close to finish up.  How can I fix this?  Thank you!

> Public Class Splash
>     Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

> #Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

>        Dim Form2 As New Form2()

>     Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e
> As
> System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick

>         Me.Hide()
>         Form2.Show()

>     End Sub

>     Private Sub Splash_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e
> As
> System.EventArgs) Handles
> MyBase.Load

>     End Sub

> End Class

> Add
>     Timer1.Enabled = False
> after showing Form2.

> Otherwise the following happens: When closing Form2, it is disposed. After
> that, the timer of Form1 still ticks and Form2.Show is called again. As
the
> variable Form2 still points to the same instance, the one that is disposed
> now, Form2.Show leads to this exception.

> > Add
> >     Timer1.Enabled = False
> > after showing Form2.

> > Otherwise the following happens: When closing Form2, it is
> > disposed. After that, the timer of Form1 still ticks and Form2.Show
> > is called again. As
> the
> > variable Form2 still points to the same instance, the one that is
> > disposed now, Form2.Show leads to this exception.

> Armin, thank you!  That got rid of my exception error.  My only
> problem now is that the program will not stop.  The windows close and
> nothing is seen, but Visual Studio is still in run mode.  Where in my
> splash screen must I stop the program?  I really don't understand the
> flow.

> I knew this question will occur. ;-)

> You've only hidden the startup form. The application won't exit until the
> startup form is closed. One solution (there are others):

>    Dim Form2 As New Form2

>    Shared Sub main()
>       Call (New Form1).ShowDialog()
>       Application.Run(New Form2)
>    End Sub

>    Private Sub Timer1_Tick( _
>       ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
>       Handles Timer1.Tick

>       Me.Close()

>    End Sub

> Oh Gawd!  Now I would have to recode the whole form.  There just has to be
> some simpler way.  Oh how I long for the days of DOS and BASIC PDS!  :)