Hover feature in Explorer windows?

[Terry Pinnell]

I've lost the feature that pops up file properties information when
you hover the mouse over a selected file in a My Computer or Explorer
window. Rebooting hasn't recovered it. Anyone able to help me fix this
please?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Click Start, Run and type CONTROL FOLDERS
In the View tab, enable these two options:

[] Display file size information in folder tips
[] Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items

Click Apply, OK.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I've lost the feature that pops up file properties information when
you hover the mouse over a selected file in a My Computer or Explorer
window. Rebooting hasn't recovered it. Anyone able to help me fix this
please?

 

[Terry Pinnell]

Click Start, Run and type CONTROL FOLDERS
In the View tab, enable these two options:

[] Display file size information in folder tips
[] Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items

Click Apply, OK.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I've lost the feature that pops up file properties information when
you hover the mouse over a selected file in a My Computer or Explorer
window. Rebooting hasn't recovered it. Anyone able to help me fix this
please?

Thanks Ramesh. Now sorted thanks. I'd accidentally disabled Balloon
Tips using a recently installed 'tweaking' utility called Cacheman.
Presumably those settings in Folder Options>View and Balloon Tips are
related? I've always had them enabled.

BTW, apart from Cacheman (and TweakUI I believe), I read this morning
that Balloon Tips can be enabled/disabled by "Click Start and select
Search". But I don't see that entry in my Start menu. Nor do I see any
reference to Balloon Tips when I pull up the Search dialog by my usual
method (Ctrl+f from any folder). Can you clarify how it's set from
within XP please?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Terry,

Those two settings are not related to Balloon Tips. And there is no option in the user interface to disable the Balloon Tips. See:

HOW TO: Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307729

Or you may use TweakUI accomplish that automatically.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Click Start, Run and type CONTROL FOLDERS
In the View tab, enable these two options:

[] Display file size information in folder tips
[] Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items

Click Apply, OK.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I've lost the feature that pops up file properties information when
you hover the mouse over a selected file in a My Computer or Explorer
window. Rebooting hasn't recovered it. Anyone able to help me fix this
please?

Thanks Ramesh. Now sorted thanks. I'd accidentally disabled Balloon
Tips using a recently installed 'tweaking' utility called Cacheman.
Presumably those settings in Folder Options>View and Balloon Tips are
related? I've always had them enabled.

BTW, apart from Cacheman (and TweakUI I believe), I read this morning
that Balloon Tips can be enabled/disabled by "Click Start and select
Search". But I don't see that entry in my Start menu. Nor do I see any
reference to Balloon Tips when I pull up the Search dialog by my usual
method (Ctrl+f from any folder). Can you clarify how it's set from
within XP please?