disable file information tooltips "Windows 2000"

[Guest rpurosky]

I have a co-worker that can't stand the tooltips when she's in Open or Save

As dialogs that gives file info. I know I have to use the Registry to remove

them, but can't find where. Please help!

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: disable file information tooltips "Windows 2000"

 

rpurosky <rpurosky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have a co-worker that can't stand the tooltips when she's in Open

> or Save As dialogs that gives file info. I know I have to use the

> Registry to remove them, but can't find where. Please help!

 

See if http://tech-galaxy.tripod.com/common/tooltips.html helps, or try

googling for "disable tooltips windows" or similar. Since you're using Win2k

Pro, I suggest you post in a Win2k newsgroup for the most expert help, and

provide more info as to your setup.

 

You might want to consider using a news client, such as Forte Agent,

Thunderbird, or even Outlook Express, rather than the pretty clunky web

interface to the newsgroups. I's a lot easier to do nearly everything that

way (including finding the individual groups). You can mark messages to be

watched, filter the views so you can see replies to your posts easily, and

search.

 

The Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can

subscribe to as many groups as you like; no authentication is required.

 

The following is from a post by MVP Malke ...

 

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Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader:

 

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief

explanation of newsgroups

http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm

http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp

- Set Up Newsreader

 

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups

microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is

working properly

http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address

http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.

crossposting

 

Some newsreaders for Windows

http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte

http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups)

http://gravity.tbates.org/

 

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[Guest Kelly]

Re: disable file information tooltips "Windows 2000"

 

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.

 

 

Related Registry entries:

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.

"FolderContentsInfoTip"=dword:00000000. Double click FolderContentsInfoTip

and change the Value data to 0.

 

To turn off Windows Explorer pop-ups:

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\tips

"Show"=dword:00000001. Double click Show and change the value data to 0.

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.

In the right pane double click "ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000001 and change the

ending (1) to (0).

 

How To: Turn off Tooltips

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\StartButtonBalloonTip

- values are from "2" to "1" or "0".

 

Show Pop-up Descriptions for Explorer and Desktop Items

 

This setting controls whether pop-up tool tip information and descriptions

are shown when the mouse is hovered over desktop and explorer items. This

edit excludes the Start Button.

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

 

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'ShowInfoTip'

and edit the value according to (0 = Disabled, 1 = Show Tool Tips).

 

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the

change to take effect.

 

How to Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips (Q307729):

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q307/7/29.ASP

 

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All the Best,

Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

 

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

Is it October already? Either way, Happy Birthday if today is your

birthday!

 

 

"rpurosky" <rpurosky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F4A7B442-5077-491F-A7D1-6E8154D07C04@microsoft.com...

>I have a co-worker that can't stand the tooltips when she's in Open or Save

> As dialogs that gives file info. I know I have to use the Registry to

> remove

> them, but can't find where. Please help!