Disabling Mcafee and SQL Server Splash Screens

Disabling McAfee Splash Screen:

These instructions show how to stop the McAfee Anti-Virus 8.5i splash screen appearing everytime you start Windows.

WARNING: You should backup your files before editing the registry. If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.  Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

• You may need to first temporarily disable McAfee from blocking changes to McAfee settings.
• To do this, open the McAfee VirusScan Console and right-click on Access Protection and select Properties.
• Select Common Standard Protection and uncheck Block for Prevent Modification of McAfee Files and Settings. Click Apply.
• Run regedit
• Navigate down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McAfee\DesktopProtection   
• Double click bSkipSplash.
• A "DWORD Editor" window will appear. To skip the splash screen set the value to 1 by entering 1 then clicking OK.

Don't forget to re-check the block setting for "Prevent Modification of McAfee Files and Settings" in the VirusScan console.

Disabling SQL Splash Screen:

sqlwb –nosplash