Application Initialization Splash Screen

gistfile1.xml

<rewrite> 
  <rules>
    <rule name="Home Page-Expanded" stopProcessing="true">
      <match url="default.aspx" />
      <conditions>
        <add input="{APP_WARMING_UP}" pattern="1" />
      </conditions>
      <action type="Rewrite" url="Startup.htm" />
    </rule>
    <rule name="Home Page-Short" stopProcessing="true">
      <match url="^$" />
      <conditions>
        <add input="{APP_WARMING_UP}" pattern="1" />
      </conditions>
      <action type="Rewrite" url="Startup.htm" />
    </rule>
    <rule name="All Other Requests">
      <match url=".*" />
      <conditions>
        <add input="{APP_WARMING_UP}" pattern="1" />
      </conditions>
      <serverVariables>
        <set name="SKIP_MANAGED_MODULES" value="0" />
      </serverVariables>
      <action type="Rewrite" url="{URL}" />
    </rule>
  </rules>
</rewrite>