PRowlER;
Try this:
To Disable The Notification Area Balloon Tips
1.. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER.
2.. Navigate to the following subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
3.. Right-click the right pane, create a new DWORD value, and then name it
EnableBalloonTips.
4.. Double-click this new entry, and then give it a hexadecimal value of 0.
5.. Quit Registry Editor. Log off Windows, and then log back on.
These steps disable all Notification Area balloon tips for this user. There is no way
to disable balloon tips for specific programs only.
There are a couple of scripts you can download at Kelly's Korner:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Look for #11 on the left: Disable All.
Here is the home page for Kelly's Korner:
http://www.kellys-korner.com/
Lots of good info there.
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes