Build your Startup form and have it start automatically. Then in the startup form properties there is a timer event, set the Timer Interval to 5000 (5 seconds), in the On Timer event of the startup form write the code to open the next form and close the startup form. Below is an example:
Private Sub Form_Timer()
DoCmd.OpenForm "frmYourNextForm" 'This open next form
DoCmd.Close acForm, "frmYourStartForm" 'This closes startup form
End Sub
HTH
RDH
[This message has been edited by R. Hicks (edited 02-11-2000).]