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[Guest]

In XP, when your mouse passes over an icon, a rectangular box with
information in text form appears, typically covering the icons around it.
What are these boxes called? And how does one get rid of them?

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

In XP, when your mouse passes over an icon, a rectangular box with
information in text form appears, typically covering the icons around it.
What are these boxes called? And how does one get rid of them?

Hi

In an Windows Explorer session, select Tools\Folder Options...

Click on the View tab, scroll down to "Show pop-up description
for folder and desktop items", remove the check mark next to it.

Then click OK.

 

[Kelly]

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.

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Guest]

Doesn't work.

Hi

In an Windows Explorer session, select Tools\Folder Options...

Click on the View tab, scroll down to "Show pop-up description
for folder and desktop items", remove the check mark next to it.

Then click OK.


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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx