Ever wonder what’s going on behind that splash screen? Well, now you can find out!

Right click My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Startup and Recovery, Edit. Edit BOOT.INI. Add “/SOS” right after “/fastdetect” with a space between. The line will look something like this:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS=”Microsoft Windows XP Professional” /fastdetect /SOS. When you’re finished. The first part, multi(0)….. may not be the same on your machine. Upon restarting, the splash screen will be gone. It can be re-enabled by removing the new switch.

The proper use of technology can revolutionize the way you do business. With the right mix of technological tools and systems, your franchise can rise to the top of your business field and keep you there. This move will also save you a lot of time and increase your efficiency as well as profits. After all, opportunity cost is incurred when you spend more time than you have to at doing tedious and routine administrative duties. By using the available technology in your franchise business, you can save a lot of time which can then be used for more productive endeavors.

In the franchising industry particularly, the right use of technology can drastically improve the support systems in place. This would get rid of repetitive and redundant tasks that the franchisees have had to put up with. With an impregnable and highly efficient support system in place, a franchise could quickly get ahead of the pack.
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