That goofy paperclip man, and other annoyances of XP

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Fred

More questions, gang. I appreciate all the help so far, and I am on the
road to guru-hood.

1 - How in the world do you get rid of that paperclip man and the other
asinine cartoon Microsoft characters?

2 - After booting to desktop, there's a balloon text in the bottom right
corner telling me the same things over and over. Something's been hidden,
etc.... Is there any way to customize it so that this kind of stuff doesn't
come up ever time?

Thanks again!!

Fred
 
To disable balloon tips, go here and then to item #11.. next time that you
see Kelly, get down on your knees and give thanks.. :) .. and don't get any
other ideas :) ..

'Clippie' has been a friend to many, his antics a constant source of
laughter and merriment, but if you really do want to fire him, open Word and
go to help - hide the assistant..
 
Fred said:
More questions, gang. I appreciate all the help so far, and I am on the
road to guru-hood.

1 - How in the world do you get rid of that paperclip man and the other
asinine cartoon Microsoft characters?

2 - After booting to desktop, there's a balloon text in the bottom right
corner telling me the same things over and over. Something's been hidden,
etc.... Is there any way to customize it so that this kind of stuff doesn't
come up ever time?

Thanks again!!
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Uninstall the application - that will cure your problem. Next, step away
from the computer and get a clue.

HTH,

AlexQ

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Alex Quant said:
Uninstall the application - that will cure your problem. Next, step away
from the computer and get a clue.

HTH,

AlexQ
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That's the thing about the internet, even idiots like AlexQ have access...
 
Fred said:
More questions, gang. I appreciate all the help so far, and I am on the
road to guru-hood.

1 - How in the world do you get rid of that paperclip man and the other
asinine cartoon Microsoft characters?

2 - After booting to desktop, there's a balloon text in the bottom right
corner telling me the same things over and over. Something's been hidden,
etc.... Is there any way to customize it so that this kind of stuff doesn't
come up ever time?
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And, once again, Fred, it's not the OS.

Try Microsoft Office.

Notan
 
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


Mike H said:
To disable balloon tips, go here and then to item #11.. next time that you
see Kelly, get down on your knees and give thanks.. :) .. and don't get
any other ideas :) ..

'Clippie' has been a friend to many, his antics a constant source of
laughter and merriment, but if you really do want to fire him, open Word
and go to help - hide the assistant..
Click to expand...
 
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| Uninstall the application - that will cure your problem. Next, step away
| from the computer and get a clue.
|
| HTH,
|
| AlexQ
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| ~ Reply To valid ~

Please post to is alt.windows-os.xp They will appreciate your brand of
humour ;-)
 
Fred said:
More questions, gang. I appreciate all the help so far, and I am on the
road to guru-hood.

1 - How in the world do you get rid of that paperclip man and the other
asinine cartoon Microsoft characters?

2 - After booting to desktop, there's a balloon text in the bottom right
corner telling me the same things over and over. Something's been hidden,
etc.... Is there any way to customize it so that this kind of stuff doesn't
come up ever time?

Thanks again!!

Fred
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Have you looked at Microsoft's TweakUI?
 
Michael W. Ryder said:
Have you looked at Microsoft's TweakUI?
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Which might be helpful if it was an XP feature.

It's not.

Once again, it belongs to Microsoft Office.

Notan
 
Notan said:
Which might be helpful if it was an XP feature.

It's not.

Once again, it belongs to Microsoft Office.

Notan
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The balloon tips he complained about are Not part of Microsoft Office,
they are part of the OS.
 
Michael W. Ryder said:
The balloon tips he complained about are Not part of Microsoft Office,
they are part of the OS.
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You're right. My mistake. I'm fixated on that damn little paperclip,
aka, "Clippy."

Notan
 
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