A Pretty Good Splash Screen in C#

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

namespace SplashScreen
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary description for Form1.
	/// </summary>
	public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
	{
		private bool m_bLayoutCalled = false;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Timer timer1;
		private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components;
		private DateTime m_dt;

		public Form1()
		{
			InitializeComponent();
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Clean up any resources being used.
		/// </summary>
		protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
		{
			if( disposing )
			{
				if (components != null) 
				{
					components.Dispose();
				}
			}
			base.Dispose( disposing );
		}

		#region Windows Form Designer generated code
		/// <summary>
		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
		/// </summary>
		private void InitializeComponent()
		{
			this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
			this.timer1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer(this.components);
			// 
			// timer1
			// 
			this.timer1.Interval = 100;
			this.timer1.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.timer1_Tick);
			// 
			// Form1
			// 
			this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(440, 380);
			this.Name = "Form1";
			this.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
			this.Text = "Form1";
			this.Layout += new System.Windows.Forms.LayoutEventHandler(this.Form1_Layout);

		}
		#endregion

		/// <summary>
		/// The main entry point for the application.
		/// </summary>
		[STAThread]
		static void Main() 
		{
			SplashScreen.ShowSplashScreen(); 
			Application.DoEvents();
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 1");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 2");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(300);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 3");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(900);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 4");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 5");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(400);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 6");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(50);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 7");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(240);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 8");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(900);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 9");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(240);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 10");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(90);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 11");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 12");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 13");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 14", false);
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 14a", false);
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 14b", false);
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 14c", false);
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 15");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(20);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 16");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(450);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 17");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(240);
			SplashScreen.SetStatus("Loading module 18");
			System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(90);
			Application.Run(new Form1());
		}

		private void Form1_Layout(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.LayoutEventArgs e)
		{
			if( m_bLayoutCalled == false )
			{
				m_bLayoutCalled = true;
				m_dt = DateTime.Now;
				if( SplashScreen.SplashForm != null )
					SplashScreen.SplashForm.Owner = this;
				this.Activate();
				SplashScreen.CloseForm();
				timer1.Start();
			}
		}

		private void timer1_Tick(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			TimeSpan ts = DateTime.Now.Subtract(m_dt);
			if( ts.TotalSeconds > 2 )
				this.Close();
		}
	}
}