From: John Doue on
On 3/15/2010 1:05 PM, SC Tom wrote:
>
> "John Doue" <notwobe(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:uS5smbDxKHA.4636(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I certainly did something to cause this, but now, I have a help
>> balloon appearing under the three Options that come up when I choose
>> Turn Off Computer in the Start Menu (XP, SP3).
>>
>> They explain each of them.
>>
>> No big deal, but I do not really need those explanations :-).
>>
>> How do I get rid of them? Must be simple, but where ?
>>
>> Thanks
>> --
>> John Doue
>
> Do you mean that they stay there all the time, or just appear when you
> mouse-over the buttons?
> Are they still there after shutting down and restarting?
> Check this link:
> http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/51856-45-disable-balloon-tips-registry-modification
>
Thanks for the info. I saw you post after I had found the (rather, a)
solution on my own. The balloons were there only when mousing over. I
have no idea why they decided to appear, when I had worked on my machine
and changed a few things, so ...

Grateful for your reference, I'll keep in case I face the same issue
some other time.

Regards

--
John Doue