I pulled this from an old post - I havnt used it yet, but I pulled it cause
ill need it.
notifyIcon1.BalloonTipTitle = "Balloon Tip Title"
notifyIcon1.BalloonTipText = "Balloon Tip Text."
notifyIcon1.BalloonTipIcon = ToolTipIcon.Error
notifyIcon1.ShowBalloonTip(30) 'Shows the ballon tip for 30
milliseconds
Hope it helps.
Miro