Down in the systray where the balloons stay tucked away, there are two
very annoying ones I would like to turn off totally. These two have
black/grey bodies with a blue " i " and the heading of "information".

There is a procedure to turn off ALL balloons. Is there a known
procedure to turn off just these types of ballons in vista home
premium?

/richard/ said:[color=blue]
> Down in the systray where the balloons stay tucked away, there are two
> very annoying ones I would like to turn off totally. These two have
> black/grey bodies with a blue " i " and the heading of "information".
>
> There is a procedure to turn off ALL balloons. Is there a known
> procedure to turn off just these types of ballons in vista home
> premium?
>[/color]
Perhaps HIDE them. Right-click on START
Click PROPERTIES|NOTIFICATION AREA tab

What do the balloons say when you click on them?

"richard" <i.do.not@ca.re> wrote in message
news:3ptvu391jr3g9i1hu87dnbkm81e3mmo150@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Down in the systray where the balloons stay tucked away, there are two
> very annoying ones I would like to turn off totally. These two have
> black/grey bodies with a blue " i " and the heading of "information".
>
> There is a procedure to turn off ALL balloons. Is there a known
> procedure to turn off just these types of ballons in vista home
> premium?
>[/color]

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:53:23 -0700, [email]dev@null.inva[/email]lid wrote:
[color=blue]
>/richard/ said:[color=green]
>> Down in the systray where the balloons stay tucked away, there are two
>> very annoying ones I would like to turn off totally. These two have
>> black/grey bodies with a blue " i " and the heading of "information".
>>
>> There is a procedure to turn off ALL balloons. Is there a known
>> procedure to turn off just these types of ballons in vista home
>> premium?
>>[/color]
>Perhaps HIDE them. Right-click on START
>Click PROPERTIES|NOTIFICATION AREA tab[/color]

Thanks for the clue. For my problem, did not solve.
However, did turn off one thing I never wanted on.
Maybe two.

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:13:43 -0400, "Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote:
[color=blue]
>What do the balloons say when you click on them?
>
>"richard" <i.do.not@ca.re> wrote in message
>news:3ptvu391jr3g9i1hu87dnbkm81e3mmo150@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> Down in the systray where the balloons stay tucked away, there are two
>> very annoying ones I would like to turn off totally. These two have
>> black/grey bodies with a blue " i " and the heading of "information".
>>
>> There is a procedure to turn off ALL balloons. Is there a known
>> procedure to turn off just these types of ballons in vista home
>> premium?
>>[/color][/color]

One says "active area has changed".

Like why do I need to be alerted to these miniscule details to begin
with?

Have you done a thorough check for malware?

If you boot into Safe Mode does the "active area has changed" message
persist?
-------
*Report back, please*
[When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to so
that others may learn and benefit from the issue]

[How to ask a question]
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375[/url]

"richard" <i.do.not@ca.re> wrote in message
news:v2j0v3l9hcde79cg6v5deta6nohs233lm4@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:13:43 -0400, "Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>What do the balloons say when you click on them?
>>
>>"richard" <i.do.not@ca.re> wrote in message
>>news:3ptvu391jr3g9i1hu87dnbkm81e3mmo150@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Down in the systray where the balloons stay tucked away, there are two
>>> very annoying ones I would like to turn off totally. These two have
>>> black/grey bodies with a blue " i " and the heading of "information".
>>>
>>> There is a procedure to turn off ALL balloons. Is there a known
>>> procedure to turn off just these types of ballons in vista home
>>> premium?
>>>[/color][/color]
>
> One says "active area has changed".
>
> Like why do I need to be alerted to these miniscule details to begin
> with?[/color]

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:46:32 -0400, "Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>Have you done a thorough check for malware?
>
>If you boot into Safe Mode does the "active area has changed" message
>persist?
>-------
>*Report back, please*
>[When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to so
>that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>
>[How to ask a question]
>[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375[/url]
>
>"richard" <i.do.not@ca.re> wrote in message
>news:v2j0v3l9hcde79cg6v5deta6nohs233lm4@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:13:43 -0400, "Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>What do the balloons say when you click on them?
>>>
>>>"richard" <i.do.not@ca.re> wrote in message
>>>news:3ptvu391jr3g9i1hu87dnbkm81e3mmo150@4ax.com...
>>>> Down in the systray where the balloons stay tucked away, there are two
>>>> very annoying ones I would like to turn off totally. These two have
>>>> black/grey bodies with a blue " i " and the heading of "information".
>>>>
>>>> There is a procedure to turn off ALL balloons. Is there a known
>>>> procedure to turn off just these types of ballons in vista home
>>>> premium?
>>>>[/color]
>>
>> One says "active area has changed".
>>
>> Like why do I need to be alerted to these miniscule details to begin
>> with?[/color][/color]

Bob this is definitely not malware.
I was just thinking that perhaps maybe this is something that Hewlett
Packard has included in their software for the wifi. As these two
balloons only appear in connection with the wifi system.

So maybe I'll contact HP and see if they know anything.

Please top-post your replies to me.

If you boot into Safe Mode does the "active area has changed" message
persist?

Have you done a thorough check for malware?

"richard" <i.do.not@ca.re> wrote in message
news:8io0v3psopugv0al8u7t1fpcectsnbpmqd@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:46:32 -0400, "Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>>Have you done a thorough check for malware?
>>
>>If you boot into Safe Mode does the "active area has changed" message
>>persist?
>>-------
>>*Report back, please*
>>[When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to
>>so
>>that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>>
>>[How to ask a question]
>>[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375[/url]
>>
>>"richard" <i.do.not@ca.re> wrote in message
>>news:v2j0v3l9hcde79cg6v5deta6nohs233lm4@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:13:43 -0400, "Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>What do the balloons say when you click on them?
>>>>
>>>>"richard" <i.do.not@ca.re> wrote in message
>>>>news:3ptvu391jr3g9i1hu87dnbkm81e3mmo150@4ax.com...
>>>>> Down in the systray where the balloons stay tucked away, there are two
>>>>> very annoying ones I would like to turn off totally. These two have
>>>>> black/grey bodies with a blue " i " and the heading of "information".
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a procedure to turn off ALL balloons. Is there a known
>>>>> procedure to turn off just these types of ballons in vista home
>>>>> premium?
>>>>>
>>>
>>> One says "active area has changed".
>>>
>>> Like why do I need to be alerted to these miniscule details to begin
>>> with?[/color][/color]
>
> Bob this is definitely not malware.
> I was just thinking that perhaps maybe this is something that Hewlett
> Packard has included in their software for the wifi. As these two
> balloons only appear in connection with the wifi system.
>
> So maybe I'll contact HP and see if they know anything.
>[/color]