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how to disable tool tips in quick launch

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Keith G Hicks

Flightless Bird
I have a lot of shortcuts in my quick launch. I recently hit "sort by name"
accidentally and have to reorganize them. While moving them around, the tool
tips show for each one. I know what the icons represent and don't need to
see a tool tip every time I mouse over one of these shortcuts (it's funny
that when you mouse over the "start" button it says "click here to begin" -
really? is that what "start" means???). Anyway, I looked around online and
found advice on "turning off baloon tips" using tweakui which is not what I
want and also found setting ShowInfoTip to 0 in
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced but that
didnt' do it (yes, I rebooted). Does anyone know how to get rid fo these???

Thanks,

Keith
 
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PaulM

Flightless Bird
Try this script, DisableTips. Download the script here:

http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=63

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"Keith G Hicks" <krh@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uQ40f3C9KHA.3176@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I have a lot of shortcuts in my quick launch. I recently hit "sort by
> name" accidentally and have to reorganize them. While moving them around,
> the tool tips show for each one. I know what the icons represent and don't
> need to see a tool tip every time I mouse over one of these shortcuts
> (it's funny that when you mouse over the "start" button it says "click
> here to begin" - really? is that what "start" means???). Anyway, I looked
> around online and found advice on "turning off baloon tips" using tweakui
> which is not what I want and also found setting ShowInfoTip to 0 in
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced but that
> didnt' do it (yes, I rebooted). Does anyone know how to get rid fo
> these???
>
> Thanks,
>
> Keith
>
 
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Keith G Hicks

Flightless Bird
Thanks Paul. I know what the first 2 are for and I don't want those turned
off. I had EnableBalloonTips off a while back and found it more annoying to
have off than on. And I use FolderContentsInfoTip frequently so that needs
to be on too. I'm guessing that StartButtonBalloonTip just turns that one
off alone. That's fine. It's silly anyway like I said in my OP.

In my OP I mentioend that I turned off ShowInfoTip but that did nothing for
what I'm trying to do

I don't know what NoSMBalloonTip is or what the last one in the list is.


HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\EnableBalloonTips
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\FolderContentsInfoTip
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowInfoTip
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\StartButtonBalloonTip
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoSMBalloonTip
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\tips\Show


"PaulM" <PaulM@noplace.net> wrote in message
news:un1iSLE9KHA.4924@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Try this script, DisableTips. Download the script here:
>
> http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=63
>
> --
> Paul's XP and Vista Help
> -----------------------------------------
> www.paulsxp.com
> ---------------------------------------
> Paul's Forum
> --------------------------------------
> www.paulsxp.com/forum
> --------------------------------------
>
>
> "Keith G Hicks" <krh@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:uQ40f3C9KHA.3176@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> I have a lot of shortcuts in my quick launch. I recently hit "sort by
>> name" accidentally and have to reorganize them. While moving them around,
>> the tool tips show for each one. I know what the icons represent and
>> don't need to see a tool tip every time I mouse over one of these
>> shortcuts (it's funny that when you mouse over the "start" button it says
>> "click here to begin" - really? is that what "start" means???). Anyway, I
>> looked around online and found advice on "turning off baloon tips" using
>> tweakui which is not what I want and also found setting ShowInfoTip to 0
>> in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced but
>> that didnt' do it (yes, I rebooted). Does anyone know how to get rid fo
>> these???
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Keith
>>
 
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Keith G Hicks

Flightless Bird
Yep. You're right. None of those settings got rid of the tool tips for the
quick launch shortcuts. Ugh.

And the one for turning off the start buttons inane "click here to begin"
always resets itself back to 2.


"Mint" <chocolatemint77581@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ef8ea513-21f7-4d04-a124-24b8b16db97f@r9g2000vbk.googlegroups.com...
On May 15, 10:25 am, "PaulM" <Pa...@noplace.net> wrote:
> Try this script, DisableTips. Download the script here:
>
> http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=63
>
>
>
> > Keith

Those .reg files did not do what the OP wanted.

Andy
 
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