Turning ToolTips On and Off

[Guest]

Hi!

In XP Media Center, how do you turn the ToolTips (Screen Tips?) on and off
when mouse pointer touches a screen item?

Thanx,

John

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Download and install TweakUI:

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP (TweakUI)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

After installing, go to Start > Programs > PowerToys for Windows XP >
TweakUI. Click on General, then uncheck the box next to
"Enable tooltip animation", then click Apply.

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| Hi!
|
| In XP Media Center, how do you turn the ToolTips (Screen Tips?) on and off
| when mouse pointer touches a screen item?
|
| Thanx,
|
| John

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi John,

If you are referring to icons on the desktop and open application on the
taskbar, they can not be turned off. However they can be changed.
To change pop-up descriptions (or tool tips) for icons on the Quick
Launch toolbar:
Right click on each icon in the Quick Launch toolbar and select
properties.
Look at comments on the shortcut tab and change or delete the text.
On the General tab, the text in the box at the top can be changed, but
not deleted.

 

[Guest]

Tweak UI does not get rid of the annoying little popup messages describing
what my icon is hovering over.

What does? I don't need them and, most often, they block what I am
attempting to read.