Disable Balloon Tips
Annoyed by the balloon tips that pop up in the taskbar in Windows XP? Well you can stop them with a registry hack!
Note: ALWAYS backup the registry BEFORE making changes.
1. Click Start -> Run
2. In the Run dialog box type regedit
3. The Registry Editor will appear.
4. Find HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
5. Right Click an empty section of the Registry Editor and select New –>DWORD Value
6. Type EnableBalloonTips. Hit Enter
7. Right click the EnableBalloonTips DWORD Value and select Modify.
8. Give it a value of 0.
Now no more annoying Balloon Tips!
Add comment April 10, 2008
