Turn off messages on Taskbar Notification Area?

[Guest Ed from AZ]

I'm sorry this is such a mundane and simple question. But every time

my laptop fires up, it gives me messages about wireless network

availability and connections, antivirus update status, and sundry

other things, all with the little balloons from the icons on the right

end of the Taskbar. They take a long time to go away - just about as

long as it takes to "X" out each and every one!!

 

Is there one simple setting that will turn all these off?

 

Ed

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: Turn off messages on Taskbar Notification Area?

 

"Ed from AZ" <prof_ofwhat@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:fb45e72e-e902-493a-9f00-3009444aae36@56g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...

> I'm sorry this is such a mundane and simple question. But every time

> my laptop fires up, it gives me messages about wireless network

> availability and connections, antivirus update status, and sundry

> other things, all with the little balloons from the icons on the right

> end of the Taskbar. They take a long time to go away - just about as

> long as it takes to "X" out each and every one!!

>

> Is there one simple setting that will turn all these off?

>

> Ed

 

 

Here are three methods of disabling balloon tips. Take your pick.

 

1. Download and install TweakUI from Microsoft. TweakUI is

available here.

 

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

 

Direct Download of TweakUI

http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/c/a/fca6767b-9ed9-45a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

 

Once the program is installed, go to Start -> All Programs ->

Powertoys for Windows XP -> TweakUI.

In TweakUI, click on Taskbar and Start Menu.

In the right hand pane, remove the check mark from the box next

to "Enable balloon tips".

Click OK.

 

2. Follow the directions in this Microsoft article.

 

HOW TO: Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307729

 

3. Run the script on line 11, left hand column from this web

site.

 

Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP

Enable/Disable Balloon Tips

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

Note: You may have to go into your Network Connections folder to turn off some

of the messages you're getting about your wireless connection. Go to Control

Panel and double click on the Network Connections icon. In the Network

Connections folder, right click on the icon that represents your wireless

connection and select Properties from the menu. Remove the check mark from the

box next to "Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity".

Click OK.

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan

[Guest PaulM]

Re: Turn off messages on Taskbar Notification Area?

 

Go here:

http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=103

This script will disable All Tips in XP.

 

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"Ed from AZ" <prof_ofwhat@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:fb45e72e-e902-493a-9f00-3009444aae36@56g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...

> I'm sorry this is such a mundane and simple question. But every time

> my laptop fires up, it gives me messages about wireless network

> availability and connections, antivirus update status, and sundry

> other things, all with the little balloons from the icons on the right

> end of the Taskbar. They take a long time to go away - just about as

> long as it takes to "X" out each and every one!!

>

> Is there one simple setting that will turn all these off?

>

> Ed