[GreenKeys] off-topic: windows ballon messages

Michael O'Day odaymg at yahoo.com
Wed Apr 9 13:40:54 EDT 2008


Gil,
 I use TweakUIXP, when you get it installed (it will
install into Control Panel) click on "Task bar & Start
Menu" and uncheck the option to Enable Balloon Tips.

Mike
N9ODM
--- "Ira B. Rothenhoefer" <barneyr at semo.net> wrote:

> Hi Gil;
> 
>      Aside from editing the Registry, you could pick
> up TweakUI,from here.
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
> 
> 
> The second message down recommends TweakUI.
>
http://www.astahost.com/how-disable-windows-xp-balloon-tips-t6021.html
> 
> I have never used it myself, just heard the big boys
> talk about it.
> 
> Barney/NO0N
> ===================================
> 
> 
> 
> On Sunday 06 April 2008 06:16 pm, gil at baudot.net
> wrote:
>    Hi folks:
>    This  is  way  off-topic,  but  does  anyone 
> know  how  to  turn  off
>    ballon messages in winblows XP?
>    Every  time  I  open  my  laptop, I get messages
> from the icons in the
>    lower  right  side  of  the  task  bar  thingy. 
> I am getting tired of
>    closing messages telling that the network is
> connected, and now that I
>    added  an  ethernet  printer I get messages from
> it too.  Not just one
>    either,  it  seems  like I have to close two or
> three of the same ones
>    before it shuts up.
>    Any ideas?
>    thanks,
>    gil
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