Hover decription box

[Guest]

What's the official name of the box that displays when you hover over something in the task bar (XP) or favorites (IE)? Having blinking (like a very slow refresh) problem on the wife's computer but I don't know where to look for a solution when I don't know the right name

TN

Bob

 

[Kelly]

Hi Bob,

Generally it is called a ToolTip. Without knowing more (and this won't
cause any harm), run the edit on line 157:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To remove them:

How To: Turn off the Balloon Tooltips and Pop-ups

Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View/Advanced/Uncheck Popup
Descriptions for Folder and Desktop Items.

TweakUI/Taskbar/Uncheck Enable Balloon Tips
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Or use this automated edit:

Disable Balloon Tips or Disable All (Row 11)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Disable All includes: Balloon Tips, Folder Contents Info Tips, Explorer
Pop-Ups, Show Info Tips, Start Menu and Notification Area.

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.