balloon tips are blank

[Guest]

I have a Windows XP Media Center PC, and lately the balloon tips that appear
down on the task manager show up, but are blank.....there are no words/labels
in them. Also, when I move my mouse over an icon, it use to pop-up a bubble
w/ the program name or description, but now those bubbles are blank as well.
Not sure what happened. I've searched the web, but all I can find is how to
disable the balloon tips. I enjoy them myself and would like for them to
work, but not sure what to do. Any suggestions?? Thanks for any help!

Jeff

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Make sure that the two colors are *not* the same.

Right click Desktop | Properties | Appearances tab |
Advanced button | Item: Tooltip |
Color 1: is the back ground color
Color: is the font color

#$%#$%#$% power company!

I lost power just long enough to kill the machine.

#$%#$%#$% power company!

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[S.Sengupta]

Try what Wes has suggested.If that doesn't help you may check the registry:-
http://www.theeldergeek.com/notification_area_balloon_tips.htm

Check point:How to enable

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the info. I'll try both and see what happens!

Jeff

Try what Wes has suggested.If that doesn't help you may check the registry:-
http://www.theeldergeek.com/notification_area_balloon_tips.htm

Check point:How to enable

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

I have a Windows XP Media Center PC, and lately the balloon tips that appear
down on the task manager show up, but are blank.....there are no words/labels
in them. Also, when I move my mouse over an icon, it use to pop-up a bubble
w/ the program name or description, but now those bubbles are blank as well.
Not sure what happened. I've searched the web, but all I can find is how to
disable the balloon tips. I enjoy them myself and would like for them to
work, but not sure what to do. Any suggestions?? Thanks for any help!

Jeff