Persistent balloon notification ' new programs installed'

[Roy]

Another PC owned by my nephew which was run by winXp is having a
peculiarity which he can't understand...
Whenever he instal a program to that PC,whenever he click the start
up> program files>....a balloon notifications pops up often, saying:
New program installed.......

From my experience, if the program was recently installed but if that
particular ware was installed days ago, then it should not display
that prompt.
Is there anybody that have expereinced this peculiarity...?
May I know how do you sort it out?
TIA
Roy

 

[Jose]

Another PC owned by my nephew  which was run by winXp  is having a
peculiarity which he can't understand...
Whenever he instal a program to that PC,whenever he click the start
up> program files>....a balloon notifications pops up   often, saying:
New program installed.......

From my experience, if the program was recently installed but if that
particular ware was installed days ago, then it should not display
that prompt.
Is there anybody that have expereinced this peculiarity...?
May I know how do you sort  it out?
TIA
Roy

It is a feature that you can turn off. If you are not using the
Classic Start menu it does not exist (you did not say).

If you are not using the Classic Start menu:

Right click the Start button
Click Properties
Click the Start Menu tab
Click Customize
Click the Advanced tab
Uncheck highlight newly installed programs
Click OK twice.

I use the Classic Start menu, so I don't have this option and I don't
know how Windows decides that the program is no longer newly
installed. That would be an interesting bit of trivia. I think
something to do with a .ini file, but I am not
sure.

Jose

 

[Roy]

It is a feature that you can turn off.  If you are not using the
Classic Start menu it does not exist (you did not say).

If you are not using the Classic Start menu:

Right click the Start button
Click Properties
Click the Start Menu tab
Click Customize
Click the Advanced tab
Uncheck highlight newly installed programs
Click OK twice.

I use the Classic Start menu, so I don't have this option and I don't
know how Windows decides that the program is no longer newly
installed.  That would be an interesting bit of trivia.  I think
something to do with a .ini file, but I am not
sure.

Jose

Thanks for that Jose! It works
BTW I am using the start menu...

 

[Jose]

Thanks for that Jose! It works
BTW I am using the start menu...

Good. I can only tolerate the Classic Start menu.

I still don't know what makes Windows think a program is new, how long
it stays new or what has to happen for it to become un-new... I will
figure it out someday if I have to.

Jose

 

[Roy]

Good.  I can only tolerate the Classic Start menu.

??? Classic Start Menu only-
....?
Why are you using the Win98-2000?

 

[Jose]

???  Classic Start Menu only-
...?
Why are you using the Win98-2000?

In XP there is a Start menu and Classic Start menu available from
right clicking the Taskbar, Properties, Start Menu tab.

My preference is the Classic Start menu which resembles the W2K and
W98 style. If you used that check box, you're using the "new" Start
menu.

Like Coke Classic... It gives you the good feeling you're used to.

Jose

 

[Roy]

In XP there is a Start menu and Classic Start menu available from
right clicking the Taskbar, Properties, Start Menu tab.

My preference is the Classic Start menu which resembles the W2K and
W98 style.  If you used that check box, you're using the "new" Start
menu.

Like Coke Classic...  It gives you the good feeling you're used to.

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Yes, ...........Classical Music gives me a good feeling indeed! <grin>