XP: Turn Off Pop-Up Balloons and Descriptions
Contributed by MickeyMouse 
Tagged: Windows Little balloon pop up everywhere in XP telling you information. If these annoy you, turn them off. Here’s how.
‘Tis easy to turn off the pop-up balloons in XP:
- 1. Goto Control Panel
2. Click Folder Options (in the classic view)
3. Click the View tab
4. Unselect the Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items option
5. Click OK
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Anonymous said on July 19, 2009
MickeyMouse’s solution didn’t work for me. I was looking for the balloon tips in XP in the notification area (lower right corner where the time shows up by default).
1. I found the solution by entering searching “turn off balloon tips” on Microsoft’s website (www.microsoft.com).
2. The url it gave me for the solution: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307729
3. Click the “Fix it for me” button and the wizard will do the rest.
4. Reboot.
Now notifications are turned off.
Anonymous said on July 19, 2009
Also I’d like to add that you don’t have to go into control panel for MickeyMouse’s solution. Simply click on My Computer/Tools/Folder Options.
Anonymous said on July 19, 2009
This works in Vista also.
Diana said on July 14, 2010
Thank you!!!!!! I was losing my mind. In the updated Display folder options are under ‘appearance and themes’.