Hiding inactive notification icons

[Jerry]

Having recently reformatted and doing a clean install of Windows XP Pro, I
now find on the Taskbar I get a popup telling me that XP is hiding inactive
notification icons. This happens about every 5-10 minutes. I do want XP to
hide the inactive icons, however I do NOT want that popup every few minutes.
How do I stop the just the popup?
Thank you

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

Having recently reformatted and doing a clean install of Windows XP Pro, I
now find on the Taskbar I get a popup telling me that XP is hiding
inactive notification icons. This happens about every 5-10 minutes. I do
want XP to hide the inactive icons, however I do NOT want that popup every
few minutes. How do I stop the just the popup?
Thank you

Right click a blank spot on the taskbar and choose Properties.

 

[Jerry]

And do what? If I uncheck the "Hide Inactive Icons" box, then it will NOT
hide them.

 

[darkrats]

Get yourself a copy of TweakUI for XP (Microsoft Powertoy). Under Start Menu
and Taskbar there's an option to stop those pesky balloon tips from popping
up.