Hi,

When I log on my Windows XP I get a small pop-up message in the corner,
"Click on the start button". Is it possible to disable this message for all
users? If yes, how? (registry hack?)

Hi, Peter:

Ever heard of Powertoys for Windows XP? These are very useful applications
that, while not supported by Mcrosoft, are available at the Microsoft
Download Center site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx

You will see a list of Powertoy apps along the right-hand side of this page.
About halfway down is the link for Tweak UI (the first one, not the second,
which is for Itanium-based systems); click that link if you only want Tweak
UI.

Once you've installed Tweak UI, open it and look at the tree-style list in
the left-hand pane. Click on "Taskbar and Start Menu"; you will then see
four options in the "Settings" section. Uncheck "Enable balloon tips," click
"OK" and you should not see that pesky Start button reminder any more.

Tweak UI in particular, and the other Powertoys apps in general, are very
helpful and add some neat capabilities that some say should have been built
into XP from the start.

Other options I use in Tweak UI include, in the "General" section,
particularly for older, slower machines and/or those with insufficient RAM on
board, unchecking all settings except for "Beep on errors," "Enable mouse hot
tracking effects" and possibly "Optimize hard disk when idle."

In the "Explorer" section, I uncheck "Prefix 'Shortcut to' on new shortcuts"
and check "Use Classic Search in Explorer." (This gets rid of the cute
animated doggie who wants to help when you go to Start > Search.)

In "Desktop" you can remove the Recycle Bin from showing on the Desktop! I
instead put a shortcut to it, renamed "Trash," in the Quick Launch toolbar,
which you can add to the Taskbar by right-clicking on it and hovering the
mouse pointer over "Toolbars."

Under "Logon" followed by "Autologon," you can select a user account to be
opened automatically with Windows, even if that account has a password. This
is good to know if, for instance, you're installing a lot of programs, where
you need to restart frequently to complete the installs. You should remember
to uncheck this setting, though, if others have access to your computer and
you don't want them to get at your stuff.

Other Powertoys I use are Color Control Panel Applet, ClearType Tuner,
Alt-Tab Replacement, Power Calculator and Taskbar Magnifier.

By the way, I consider any computer running XP with less than 768 MB of RAM
to be "RAM-starved," which is to say that given an unlimited amount of RAM to
use, XP will take something in the range of 300-500 MB to use just to run
itself, without any other applications open. This depends, among other
factors, on the number of items in the Startup folder ("overhead"), which in
a broad sense equates to how many icons you see in the Notification Area
(formerly known as the System Tray) of your Desktop.

I prefer at least 1 GB of RAM, and my current desktop machines have 2 GB
each. RAM "sticks" are getting cheaper all the time, so there's really no
excuse to be starving Windows. Upgrading RAM gives the most "bang for the
buck" and is the easiest way to speed up machines that are lugging along with
128-256 MB of RAM.

Just be careful when looking to buy RAM, as many types are now on the
market: PC2100, PC2700, PC4500, etc. Some types allow you to put in, say,
two sticks of different capacities (e.g., a 256 and a 512 together, for a
total of 768) or even just one stick alone, while with other memory types
(mostly the older PC100 and PC133 as well as the exhorbitantly priced RDRAM),
you must use matched pairs.

How much RAM do you have? Right-click the "My Computer" Desktop icon and
select "Properties."

Several years ago -- when I was still using Windows 98 -- I found something
called FreeRAM XP Pro at www.download.com. This app puts a handy icon next
to the clock in the Taskbar so you can see at all times how much RAM is
actually free and available for use. What's more, on its Settings window, at
the "Other" tab, you can instruct that simply by double-clicking this icon,
the program will instantly free up additional RAM. FreeRAM XP Pro is VERY
cool.

ANYWAY, I digress. Peter, please follow up and let me know whether Tweak UI
ends up being your "hot ticket."

Paul :^)

"Peter Jensen" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> When I log on my Windows XP I get a small pop-up message in the corner,
> "Click on the start button". Is it possible to disable this message for all
> users? If yes, how? (registry hack?)
>
>
>

I have tried:

Registry Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: EnableBalloonTips
Setting for Value Data: [0 = Balloon Tips Disabled / 1 = Balloon Tips
Enabled]
Exit Registry and Reboot

But it doesn't help me at all :-(



"Paul" <jazzveggies@juno.com.(donotspam)> skrev i en meddelelse
news:F90ED3B3-7273-4345-A083-BD5D3750554B@microsoft.com...
> Hi, Peter:
>
> Ever heard of Powertoys for Windows XP? These are very useful
> applications
> that, while not supported by Mcrosoft, are available at the Microsoft
> Download Center site:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx
>
> You will see a list of Powertoy apps along the right-hand side of this
> page.
> About halfway down is the link for Tweak UI (the first one, not the
> second,
> which is for Itanium-based systems); click that link if you only want
> Tweak
> UI.
>
> Once you've installed Tweak UI, open it and look at the tree-style list in
> the left-hand pane. Click on "Taskbar and Start Menu"; you will then see
> four options in the "Settings" section. Uncheck "Enable balloon tips,"
> click
> "OK" and you should not see that pesky Start button reminder any more.
>
> Tweak UI in particular, and the other Powertoys apps in general, are very
> helpful and add some neat capabilities that some say should have been
> built
> into XP from the start.
>
> Other options I use in Tweak UI include, in the "General" section,
> particularly for older, slower machines and/or those with insufficient RAM
> on
> board, unchecking all settings except for "Beep on errors," "Enable mouse
> hot
> tracking effects" and possibly "Optimize hard disk when idle."
>
> In the "Explorer" section, I uncheck "Prefix 'Shortcut to' on new
> shortcuts"
> and check "Use Classic Search in Explorer." (This gets rid of the cute
> animated doggie who wants to help when you go to Start > Search.)
>
> In "Desktop" you can remove the Recycle Bin from showing on the Desktop!
> I
> instead put a shortcut to it, renamed "Trash," in the Quick Launch
> toolbar,
> which you can add to the Taskbar by right-clicking on it and hovering the
> mouse pointer over "Toolbars."
>
> Under "Logon" followed by "Autologon," you can select a user account to be
> opened automatically with Windows, even if that account has a password.
> This
> is good to know if, for instance, you're installing a lot of programs,
> where
> you need to restart frequently to complete the installs. You should
> remember
> to uncheck this setting, though, if others have access to your computer
> and
> you don't want them to get at your stuff.
>
> Other Powertoys I use are Color Control Panel Applet, ClearType Tuner,
> Alt-Tab Replacement, Power Calculator and Taskbar Magnifier.
>
> By the way, I consider any computer running XP with less than 768 MB of
> RAM
> to be "RAM-starved," which is to say that given an unlimited amount of RAM
> to
> use, XP will take something in the range of 300-500 MB to use just to run
> itself, without any other applications open. This depends, among other
> factors, on the number of items in the Startup folder ("overhead"), which
> in
> a broad sense equates to how many icons you see in the Notification Area
> (formerly known as the System Tray) of your Desktop.
>
> I prefer at least 1 GB of RAM, and my current desktop machines have 2 GB
> each. RAM "sticks" are getting cheaper all the time, so there's really no
> excuse to be starving Windows. Upgrading RAM gives the most "bang for the
> buck" and is the easiest way to speed up machines that are lugging along
> with
> 128-256 MB of RAM.
>
> Just be careful when looking to buy RAM, as many types are now on the
> market: PC2100, PC2700, PC4500, etc. Some types allow you to put in,
> say,
> two sticks of different capacities (e.g., a 256 and a 512 together, for a
> total of 768) or even just one stick alone, while with other memory types
> (mostly the older PC100 and PC133 as well as the exhorbitantly priced
> RDRAM),
> you must use matched pairs.
>
> How much RAM do you have? Right-click the "My Computer" Desktop icon and
> select "Properties."
>
> Several years ago -- when I was still using Windows 98 -- I found
> something
> called FreeRAM XP Pro at www.download.com. This app puts a handy icon
> next
> to the clock in the Taskbar so you can see at all times how much RAM is
> actually free and available for use. What's more, on its Settings window,
> at
> the "Other" tab, you can instruct that simply by double-clicking this
> icon,
> the program will instantly free up additional RAM. FreeRAM XP Pro is VERY
> cool.
>
> ANYWAY, I digress. Peter, please follow up and let me know whether Tweak
> UI
> ends up being your "hot ticket."
>
> Paul :^)
>
> "Peter Jensen" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> When I log on my Windows XP I get a small pop-up message in the corner,
>> "Click on the start button". Is it possible to disable this message for
>> all
>> users? If yes, how? (registry hack?)
>>
>>
>>

Hi Peter,

Try http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=9376

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Peter Jensen" <peter1969@removemeofir.dk> wrote in message news:%23CjIUezOHHA.4244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
I have tried:

Registry Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: EnableBalloonTips
Setting for Value Data: [0 = Balloon Tips Disabled / 1 = Balloon Tips
Enabled]
Exit Registry and Reboot

But it doesn't help me at all :-(