How to Start Microsoft Office Programs without the Splash Screen?

If you have Microsoft Office 2010, you will know how annoying the startup screen is, it will flash for a minute or so and load the addins in the background before it starts. To avoid this startup screen, Lifehacker.com provided this following tip also Microsoft has a similar tip:

1.) Right-click on the desktop and go to New > Shortcut
2.) In the box, type one of the following, depending on which program you want the shortcut to activate (these commands are for Microsoft Office 2010):

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /q
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /e
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\POWERPOINT.EXE" /s 

3.) Hit Next, Enter a name for the shortcut (like "Microsoft Word 2010"), and hit Finish.
4.) Repeat the process for the other two programs, if desired.

For Windows 64 bit systems, use the same shortcuts as above but change the file location from "Program Files" folder to "Program Files (x86)" folder.

This tip should also work fine in Windows XP, the location of the file will be different, so you can browse and point to that specific Word, Excel or PowerPoint program.