In Windows pointing to the time on the Task Bar or an icon, etc. will
display a small window that provides aditional information. This no longer
happens on my computer. I get a blank window. How can I fix this problem in
Windows XP Pro?

"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5492D933-AD19-4888-B4F1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> In Windows pointing to the time on the Task Bar or an icon, etc. will
> display a small window that provides aditional information. This no
> longer
> happens on my computer. I get a blank window. How can I fix this problem
> in
> Windows XP Pro?

Hi
1.. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER.
2.. Locate the following subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
3.. Right-click the right side pane, create a new DWORD value, and then
name it EnableBalloonTips.
4.. Double-click EnableBalloonTips, and then give it a value of 1.
5.. Close Registry Editor.
6.. Reboot
chas2209

"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5492D933-AD19-4888-B4F1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> In Windows pointing to the time on the Task Bar or an icon, etc. will
> display a small window that provides aditional information. This no
> longer
> happens on my computer. I get a blank window. How can I fix this problem
> in
> Windows XP Pro?

Hi, Just a thought, have you got firefox 3.5 installed?
If so see here

http://www.google.co.uk/search?rls=i...meta=&aq=f&oq=

chas2209

This problem is not related to the browser. I am talking about the
little text message that pops up when you point to something. For example,
when you point to the time on the task bar, the date will display. I still
see the text window but there is nothing in that window.

"chas2209" wrote:

>
> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:5492D933-AD19-4888-B4F1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > In Windows pointing to the time on the Task Bar or an icon, etc. will
> > display a small window that provides aditional information. This no
> > longer
> > happens on my computer. I get a blank window. How can I fix this problem
> > in
> > Windows XP Pro?
>
> Hi, Just a thought, have you got firefox 3.5 installed?
> If so see here
>
> http://www.google.co.uk/search?rls=i...meta=&aq=f&oq=
>
> chas2209
>
>
>

"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A3E6B0B8-F2BC-4B07-A61D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> This problem is not related to the browser. I am talking about the
> little text message that pops up when you point to something. For
> example,
> when you point to the time on the task bar, the date will display. I
> still
> see the text window but there is nothing in that window.
>
> "chas2209" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:5492D933-AD19-4888-B4F1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > In Windows pointing to the time on the Task Bar or an icon, etc.
>> > will
>> > display a small window that provides aditional information. This no
>> > longer
>> > happens on my computer. I get a blank window. How can I fix this
>> > problem
>> > in
>> > Windows XP Pro?
>>
>> Hi, Just a thought, have you got firefox 3.5 installed?
>> If so see here
>>
>> http://www.google.co.uk/search?rls=i...meta=&aq=f&oq=
>>
>> chas2209
>>
>>
>>

hi
Control Panel|Display|Appearance the "Tooltip" forecolor and backcolor are
probably set to the same.

chas2209

On Aug 27, 1:41*pm, Paul <P...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> * * *In Windows pointing to the time on the Task Bar or an icon, etc. will
> display a small window that provides aditional information. *This no longer
> happens on my computer. *I get a blank window. *How can I fix this problem in
> Windows XP Pro?

If you completely restart your computer and then hover over the time,
does the display behave and then quit behaving later?

There is no indication of same colors; and, the color of the window
background changes depending on where you point. When I pointed to the
message area of this reply, the window was white. When I point at the time
on the task bar the window is yellow.

"chas2209" wrote:

>
> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A3E6B0B8-F2BC-4B07-A61D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > This problem is not related to the browser. I am talking about the
> > little text message that pops up when you point to something. For
> > example,
> > when you point to the time on the task bar, the date will display. I
> > still
> > see the text window but there is nothing in that window.
> >
> > "chas2209" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:5492D933-AD19-4888-B4F1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > In Windows pointing to the time on the Task Bar or an icon, etc.
> >> > will
> >> > display a small window that provides aditional information. This no
> >> > longer
> >> > happens on my computer. I get a blank window. How can I fix this
> >> > problem
> >> > in
> >> > Windows XP Pro?
> >>
> >> Hi, Just a thought, have you got firefox 3.5 installed?
> >> If so see here
> >>
> >> http://www.google.co.uk/search?rls=i...meta=&aq=f&oq=
> >>
> >> chas2209
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
> hi
> Control Panel|Display|Appearance the "Tooltip" forecolor and backcolor are
> probably set to the same.
>
> chas2209
>
>
>

Sorry for the delay Jose my office is in the middle of a move.

The display always behaves. The entire screen is normal except the
message window has no message. I first noticed this problem after running an
anti-spyware program.

"Jose" wrote:

> On Aug 27, 1:41 pm, Paul <P...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > In Windows pointing to the time on the Task Bar or an icon, etc. will
> > display a small window that provides aditional information. This no longer
> > happens on my computer. I get a blank window. How can I fix this problem in
> > Windows XP Pro?
>
> If you completely restart your computer and then hover over the time,
> does the display behave and then quit behaving later?
>

"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5CD7262F-94C0-45ED-BCCE-(E-Mail Removed)
> Sorry for the delay Jose my office is in the middle of a move.
>
> The display always behaves. The entire screen is normal except
> the message window has no message. I first noticed this problem
> after running an anti-spyware program.

It sounds like some component of the system files were removed or
corrupted. It may have been accidental or it may have been infected
with malware; were you advised of the name/s of anything that was
removed?
-- What was the name?

--- Did you try doing a Restart as Jose suggested? What happened?
-- Which anti-spyware program and version of it did you run?
-- Did it find anything?
-- What did it find? Name? Anything about it.
-- Did you quarantine or delete the malware? If you quarantined
it, you can probably undo the fix and use a different tool for the scan.
-- Were there any error messages at any time?
-- Were there any other system failures about the same time?

Not stepping on Jose's toes here: I'm sure he could use the information,
too.

HTH,

Twayne`






>
> "Jose" wrote:
>
>> On Aug 27, 1:41 pm, Paul <P...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>> In Windows pointing to the time on the Task Bar or an icon,
>>> etc. will display a small window that provides aditional
>>> information. This no longer happens on my computer. I get a blank
>>> window. How can I fix this problem in Windows XP Pro?
>>
>> If you completely restart your computer and then hover over the time,
>> does the display behave and then quit behaving later?

On Aug 28, 5:02*pm, Paul <P...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> * * *Sorry for the delay Jose my office is in the middle of a move.*
>
> * * *The display always behaves. *The entire screen is normal except the
> message window has no message. *I first noticed this problem after running an
> anti-spyware program.
>
>
>
> "Jose" wrote:
> > On Aug 27, 1:41 pm, Paul <P...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > * * *In Windows pointing to the time on the Task Bar or an icon, etc. will
> > > display a small window that provides aditional information. *This no longer
> > > happens on my computer. *I get a blank window. *How can I fix this problem in
> > > Windows XP Pro?
>
> > If you completely restart your computer and then hover over the time,
> > does the display behave and then quit behaving later?

I usually try to recreate the problem instead of suggesting things
that might work or things to try and can't see this one or make it
happen!

How about your other Taskbar icons - if you hover over them, do you
get the proper info or an empty box (is just the time part broken).

Are you able to double click the time display to launch the Date and
Time dialog (like in Control Panel) and is the info on all the tabs
correct?

Here are some other respectable AV programs to be sure it is not some
infection:

Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware
detection programs:

Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/
SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/

They can be uninstalled later if desired.