Balloon Notifications

[Pussy2]

I have just downloaded and installed Microsoft Time Zone, a small application
that downloaded and installed ok. Now I get a message that says 'Balloon
notifications are turned off on this machine and must be turned on in the
registry'
I have always avoided doing things in the registry, especially when that is
all it says. A case of, if not proficient leave well alone. Does anyone know
a simple method of overcoming this please?
I am running Media Center Edition service pack 3 Thankyou

 

[Alan Edwards]

This response is for disabling but should give the idea to enable.

HOW TO: Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307729&sd=tech

Control Panel-Folder Options-View
Uncheck "Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items".

There's a reg file here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


11. Disable Balloon Tips or Disable All
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/disableall.reg

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.com/index.htm




On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:21:01 -0700, in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, Pussy2
<Pussy2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have just downloaded and installed Microsoft Time Zone, a small application
>that downloaded and installed ok. Now I get a message that says 'Balloon
>notifications are turned off on this machine and must be turned on in the
>registry'
>I have always avoided doing things in the registry, especially when that is
>all it says. A case of, if not proficient leave well alone. Does anyone know
>a simple method of overcoming this please?
>I am running Media Center Edition service pack 3 Thankyou

 

[Pussy2]

Thankyou Alan but does the entry have to have a value other than zero. I put
it as 1 but still not showing the balloons. Thankyou

"Alan Edwards" wrote:

> This response is for disabling but should give the idea to enable.
>
> HOW TO: Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307729&sd=tech
>
> Control Panel-Folder Options-View
> Uncheck "Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items".
>
> There's a reg file here:
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
>
> 11. Disable Balloon Tips or Disable All
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/disableall.reg
>
> ....Alan
> --
> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
> http://dts-l.com/index.htm
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:21:01 -0700, in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, Pussy2
> <Pussy2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I have just downloaded and installed Microsoft Time Zone, a small application
> >that downloaded and installed ok. Now I get a message that says 'Balloon
> >notifications are turned off on this machine and must be turned on in the
> >registry'
> >I have always avoided doing things in the registry, especially when that is
> >all it says. A case of, if not proficient leave well alone. Does anyone know
> >a simple method of overcoming this please?
> >I am running Media Center Edition service pack 3 Thankyou
> .
>

 

[Alan Edwards]

I have the balloon tips without having the item EnableBalloonTips but
if there it should be 1 in your case. That is also the value that
Kelly's .vbs file uses.

Did you try the Control Panel option?

....Alan

On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:25:01 -0700, in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, Pussy2
<Pussy2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Thankyou Alan but does the entry have to have a value other than zero. I put
>it as 1 but still not showing the balloons. Thankyou
>
>"Alan Edwards" wrote:
>
>> This response is for disabling but should give the idea to enable.
>>
>> HOW TO: Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips in Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307729&sd=tech
>>
>> Control Panel-Folder Options-View
>> Uncheck "Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items".
>>
>> There's a reg file here:
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>>
>> 11. Disable Balloon Tips or Disable All
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/disableall.reg
>>
>> ....Alan
>> --
>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
>> http://dts-l.com/index.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:21:01 -0700, in
>> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, Pussy2
>> <Pussy2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I have just downloaded and installed Microsoft Time Zone, a small application
>> >that downloaded and installed ok. Now I get a message that says 'Balloon
>> >notifications are turned off on this machine and must be turned on in the
>> >registry'
>> >I have always avoided doing things in the registry, especially when that is
>> >all it says. A case of, if not proficient leave well alone. Does anyone know
>> >a simple method of overcoming this please?
>> >I am running Media Center Edition service pack 3 Thankyou
>> .
>>

 

[Pussy2]

Yes have applied the control panel option but no joy. I think I will try a
third party version before I end up with nothing !!! Thankyou for your help

"Alan Edwards" wrote:

> I have the balloon tips without having the item EnableBalloonTips but
> if there it should be 1 in your case. That is also the value that
> Kelly's .vbs file uses.
>
> Did you try the Control Panel option?
>
> ....Alan
>
> On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:25:01 -0700, in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, Pussy2
> <Pussy2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Thankyou Alan but does the entry have to have a value other than zero. I put
> >it as 1 but still not showing the balloons. Thankyou
> >
> >"Alan Edwards" wrote:
> >
> >> This response is for disabling but should give the idea to enable.
> >>
> >> HOW TO: Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips in Windows XP
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307729&sd=tech
> >>
> >> Control Panel-Folder Options-View
> >> Uncheck "Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items".
> >>
> >> There's a reg file here:
> >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> >>
> >>
> >> 11. Disable Balloon Tips or Disable All
> >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/disableall.reg
> >>
> >> ....Alan
> >> --
> >> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
> >> http://dts-l.com/index.htm
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:21:01 -0700, in
> >> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, Pussy2
> >> <Pussy2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >I have just downloaded and installed Microsoft Time Zone, a small application
> >> >that downloaded and installed ok. Now I get a message that says 'Balloon
> >> >notifications are turned off on this machine and must be turned on in the
> >> >registry'
> >> >I have always avoided doing things in the registry, especially when that is
> >> >all it says. A case of, if not proficient leave well alone. Does anyone know
> >> >a simple method of overcoming this please?
> >> >I am running Media Center Edition service pack 3 Thankyou
> >> .
> >>
> .
>

 

[sanjacstudent14]

"Pussy2" wrote:

> I have just downloaded and installed Microsoft Time Zone, a small application
> that downloaded and installed ok. Now I get a message that says 'Balloon
> notifications are turned off on this machine and must be turned on in the
> registry'
> I have always avoided doing things in the registry, especially when that is
> all it says. A case of, if not proficient leave well alone. Does anyone know
> a simple method of overcoming this please?
> I am running Media Center Edition service pack 3 Thankyou


- Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER.
- Locate the following subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
- Right-click the right side pane, create a new DWORD value, and then name
it EnableBalloonTips.
- Double-click EnableBalloonTips, and then give it a value of 1.
- Close Registry Editor.
- Log off Windows, and then log back on.