>On a related matter to the System Tray flashing modem icon ...  I am trying to find 
>a registry hack that will eliminate the big yellow Info Balloon that pops up immediately 
>after a dial-up is established.
>
>I've discovered that this Info Balloon CAN be eliminated, but only by unchecking 
>the "Show icon in taskbar when connected" tick box.  I don't mind the flashing modem 
>icon during an active connection.  It actually performs a useful function; reminding 
>you you're online, and providing an easy way to disconnect. But that yellow Info 
>Balloon is flat out annoying eye candy.  If there's no way to eliminate it, at least 
>can the time delay for it's momentary display be reduced to zero?  I've searched 
>the internet tip sites high and low and found no solution ... yet.
>
>One tip site offered a reg hack for "disabling Windows XP balloon tips", but it 
doesn't 
>work in Win2000, and a friend with XP says this hack doesn't actually eliminate 
this 
>particular Info Balloon in XP either!  (FYI, the XP hack involves adding a new value 
>to "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" key named 
"EnableBalloonTips" 
>and setting it to "NO")  I'm guessing that registry references to this particular 
>info balloon are buried somewhere within the MS Dial Up parameters, but I haven't 
>had any luck in finding them.
>
>Any ideas would be appreciated!
>
>Best regards,
>Dan
>DSeibold@peoplePC.com
>
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>






Written in response to:
re: Question about 'Getting Rid of the Little Flashing Modem in the Tray' (Dan N. Seibold: Saturday, November 10, 2001 at 8:29 pm)


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re: Question about 'Getting Rid of the Little Flashing Modem in the Tray' (Dan N. Seibold: Thursday, March 27, 2003 at 7:02 pm)

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