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progunr
Apr 8, 2008, 02:20 PM
I keep getting this pop up balloon telling me that windows has blocked some start up programs.

DUH! I'm the one who chose which programs to block and I want to make it stop telling me what I already know!

I need a second opinion on the instructions listed below?

Is this correct? Will this solve my problem or create a worse one?

Thanks in advance for any response!

INSTRUCTIONS:

* Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe
* Navigate to the following subkey:

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

* Create a new REG_DWORD (32 bit) value named EnableBalloonTips
* Double-click EnableBalloonTips, and then assign a value data of 0
* Exit the Registry Editor
* Log off Windows, and then log back on.

biggsie
Apr 8, 2008, 09:00 PM
How To Disable POP UP Balloons in Windows XP | eHow.com (http://www.ehow.com/how_2195574_pop-up-balloons-windows-xp.html) (Not sure about the 1 for disabling popup)

Disable Balloon Tips in Windows XP (http://www.petri.co.il/disable_balloon_tips_in_windows_xp.htm)

TweakVista.com - Disable pop-up balloon tips (http://www.tweakvista.com/article39009.aspx) (This is for Vista)

UltraNewb: Disable Windows "Unused Icons" Balloon (http://lifehacker.com/350132/disable-windows-unused-icons-balloon)
Disable taskbar balloon tips and notifications (http://lifehacker.com/photogallery/tweakui/2831596)
This is probably the method I would use -- Download Tweak UI and disable it

progunr
Apr 9, 2008, 11:35 AM
How To Disable POP UP Balloons in Windows XP | eHow.com (http://www.ehow.com/how_2195574_pop-up-balloons-windows-xp.html) (Not sure about the 1 for disabling popup)

Disable Balloon Tips in Windows XP (http://www.petri.co.il/disable_balloon_tips_in_windows_xp.htm)

TweakVista.com - Disable pop-up balloon tips (http://www.tweakvista.com/article39009.aspx) (This is for Vista)

UltraNewb: Disable Windows "Unused Icons" Balloon (http://lifehacker.com/350132/disable-windows-unused-icons-balloon)
Disable taskbar balloon tips and notifications (http://lifehacker.com/photogallery/tweakui/2831596)
This is probably the method I would use -- Download Tweak UI and disable it

I tried to rate your answer but the system said I need to spread some reputations around before I could rate your answer? Not sure what that means. I'm 100% sure that your answer is correct based on your rep here! I did however, try the method described in my question, on another laptop first, it worked great, so I did it on mine and it is perfectly eliminated now without any further problems... yet? Thanks Big Guy!