Nothing at all wrong with admitting you don't know something.  

I have an MSI board too, and unless I'm mistaking, you must settle for one or the other. The screen you are talking about is your systems' post screen, and there is no way to skip it.

When your machine is "posting", it is checking itself for hardware fucntionality, configuratiion changes, and the machines overall health status. Can't really get around it. MSI gives us the logo screen to look at, if we so choose, so we don't have to see the "behind-the-scenes" stuff.

The same kind of thing is going on when Windows is booting, and you see the little blue blocks moving. That's just a splash screen to cover the loading text.

Now, if it is taking longer than you would like, look in the BIOS for a "fast boot" or "fast post" option  (might also be called "Quick Boot"or something else similar) and set it to "enable".
By doing this, you are basically telling the BIOS to skip certain tests, and simplify others, thus reducing post times.

(I suspect this is all your doing by hitting the F1 key anyway)

If it helps, I found this a little while back. (I found it VERY helpful)

http://www.techarp.com/freebog.aspx

Thanks for the information.  I had already enabled the fast post option but the screen always hangs up there until I enter F1.  I don't mind seeing the screen, but I rather not have to hit F1 everytime I turn on the system if I don't have to do so.  Does the BIOS require everyone to hit F1 or is it just me?  I couldn't tell Groundbound if you were telling me that there is no way around the screen or no way around having to hit F1.  

I tried the F3 keystroke, Richardd, and it didn't give me the option you described.  

I noticed today that the last line in the post screen is 'PS2 mouse not found" which is correct because my mouse is USB.  Is the BIOS for some reason wanting me to acknowledge that?  If the 'error' wasn't there would it just move along to loading the OS without waiting for the F1 keystroke?  If this is so, is there some way to not have it look for a PS2 mouse?  

On a slightly different issue, will skiping the tests by using 'quick posting' harm the system in any way?  The test time isn't a concern; just wondering.

Milo

I don,t have the same board but the BIOS should have a setting dealing with Legacy items. Enable boot with legacy or whatever it says and see if that gets it.

Grasping at straws here........

I looked for a halt on error switch, but couldn't find one.

Allow legacy items was already enabled.

It looked like I was just going to have to live with the F1 problem for a while, but I found an old PS2 mouse.  I pluged it in and the error went away.  I'm not thrilled about having an extra mouse sticking out the back of the computer (the PS2 mouse actually doesn't work with Vista), but at least the error has gone away.  I think I will soon just cut the plug off to keep the motherboard happy.

Thanks for the help,

Milo