from Doug Knox................................
Use Kellys Korner - Great resource, actually one of
many, Doug Knott is
another...
How To: Turn off Tooltips
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
n\Explorer\Advance
d\
StartButtonBalloonTip - values are from "2" to "1" or "0".
For Pro: Start/Run/gpedit.msc. Local Computer/User
Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and
Taskbar/Remove Balloon
Tips on Start Menu Items/Right Click Properties...
Disable Balloon Tips or Disable All (Row 11)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Disable All includes: Balloon Tips, Folder Contents Info
Tips, Explorer
Pop-Ups, Show Info Tips, Start Menu and Notification Area.
To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk.
Double click it and
answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed
in Notepad by right
clicking on the file and selecting Edit.