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How to disable the balloon tips in Windows XP

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This brief tutorial will show you how to disable the annoying “balloon tips” in Windows XP.

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  1. Click the Start button and select Run. Enter regedit in the space provided, and click OK

    2. windows run dialog box with regedit

  2. Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

    3. windows xp registry editor
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  3. Double click the ShowInfoTip entry and change its value from 1 to 0. Click OK and then close the registry editor.

    4. windows run dialog box with regedit

  4. Now sign out of Windows and sign back in. Ta-da! No more annoying balloon tips. If you ever want to revert back, repeat the above instructions but replace 0 with 1.

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By Ross McKillop – April 15, 2008

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  1. Colin says

    Tooltips never bother me that much, but the actual balloon tips in the XP notification area? “Take a tour of Windows XP!” Those drive me nuts:

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

    April 17, 2008, 7:31 pm
  2. Carrie says

    oh bless you! those balloon things drive me INSANE! Half the time i cant read what i am looking for because they get in the way. ty ty ty so VERY MUCH!!!!!

    September 12, 2008, 5:57 am
  3. ellen says

    super!

    February 19, 2009, 10:21 am

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