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Baloons, baloons and more baloons
XP Pro SP3 updated way too more than necessary.
Some weeks ago I suddenly started seeing info baloons EVERYWHERE, all the time. On the desktop, in browsers, etc., etc. At one time I had turned off as many baloons as possible, having utterly no heed of junk popping up in my line of sight constantly. Any idea what started them up again in plethora style? An update? A fluke? A glitch? Hitting the wrong key by accident? ??? Thanks -- JimL The purpose of complicated software is to provide excitement for geeks with not enough to do; busy people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill |
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"JimL" wrote in message
... XP Pro SP3 updated way too more than necessary. Some weeks ago I suddenly started seeing info baloons EVERYWHERE, all the time. On the desktop, in browsers, etc., etc. At one time I had turned off as many baloons as possible, having utterly no heed of junk popping up in my line of sight constantly. Any idea what started them up again in plethora style? An update? A fluke? A glitch? Hitting the wrong key by accident? ??? Thanks PS. EnableBalloonTips in registry is set to zero. -- JimL The purpose of complicated software is to provide excitement for geeks with not enough to do; busy people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill |
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"JimL" wrote in message
... XP Pro SP3 updated way too more than necessary. Some weeks ago I suddenly started seeing info baloons EVERYWHERE, all the time. On the desktop, in browsers, etc., etc. At one time I had turned off as many baloons as possible, having utterly no heed of junk popping up in my line of sight constantly. Any idea what started them up again in plethora style? An update? A fluke? A glitch? Hitting the wrong key by accident? ??? Thanks PS. EnableBalloonTips in registry is set to zero. -- JimL The purpose of complicated software is to provide excitement for geeks with not enough to do; busy people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill |
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JimL wrote:
XP Pro SP3 updated way too more than necessary. Some weeks ago I suddenly started seeing info baloons EVERYWHERE, all the time. On the desktop, in browsers, etc., etc. At one time I had turned off as many baloons as possible, having utterly no heed of junk popping up in my line of sight constantly. Any idea what started them up again in plethora style? An update? A fluke? A glitch? Hitting the wrong key by accident? ??? Here's nine different popup/balloon disables on one page. http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc4/v33/vic33.htm As for why it started happening - not a clue. I have a WIndows XP machine that I have been using since it came out (RTM) and it has no popups/balloons - been that way since I set it up. Keep your system well maintained? (updates barely scratches the surface of a well-maintained system.) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Baloons, baloons and more baloons
JimL wrote:
XP Pro SP3 updated way too more than necessary. Some weeks ago I suddenly started seeing info baloons EVERYWHERE, all the time. On the desktop, in browsers, etc., etc. At one time I had turned off as many baloons as possible, having utterly no heed of junk popping up in my line of sight constantly. Any idea what started them up again in plethora style? An update? A fluke? A glitch? Hitting the wrong key by accident? ??? Here's nine different popup/balloon disables on one page. http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc4/v33/vic33.htm As for why it started happening - not a clue. I have a WIndows XP machine that I have been using since it came out (RTM) and it has no popups/balloons - been that way since I set it up. Keep your system well maintained? (updates barely scratches the surface of a well-maintained system.) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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On Oct 9, 5:19*pm, "JimL" wrote:
XP Pro SP3 updated way too more than necessary. Some weeks ago I suddenly started seeing info baloons EVERYWHERE, all the time. *On the desktop, in browsers, etc., etc. At one time I had turned off as many baloons as possible, having utterly no heed of junk popping up in my line of sight constantly. Any idea what started them up again in plethora style? *An update? *A fluke? A glitch? *Hitting the wrong key by accident? *??? Thanks -- JimL The purpose of complicated software is to provide excitement for geeks with not enough to do; busy people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill There are many places balloon type messages can be seen. Supply your system information, browsers(s) with the issue and some examples of what you are doing that pops up a balloon tip that you don't want to see. Windows cannot tell if you hit a key by accident or on purpose. I think it will presume you hit a key on purpose. Click Start, Run and in the box enter: msinfo32 Click OK, and when the System Summary info appears, click Edit, Select All, Copy and then paste There will be some personal information (like System Name and User Name), and whatever appears to be private information to you, just delete from the pasted information. Reduce the possibility of malicious softwa Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs: Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/ SUPERAntiSpywa (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/ These can be uninstalled later if desired. This will minimize back and forth Q&A and eliminate guesswork and assumptions. |
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On Oct 9, 5:19*pm, "JimL" wrote:
XP Pro SP3 updated way too more than necessary. Some weeks ago I suddenly started seeing info baloons EVERYWHERE, all the time. *On the desktop, in browsers, etc., etc. At one time I had turned off as many baloons as possible, having utterly no heed of junk popping up in my line of sight constantly. Any idea what started them up again in plethora style? *An update? *A fluke? A glitch? *Hitting the wrong key by accident? *??? Thanks -- JimL The purpose of complicated software is to provide excitement for geeks with not enough to do; busy people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill There are many places balloon type messages can be seen. Supply your system information, browsers(s) with the issue and some examples of what you are doing that pops up a balloon tip that you don't want to see. Windows cannot tell if you hit a key by accident or on purpose. I think it will presume you hit a key on purpose. Click Start, Run and in the box enter: msinfo32 Click OK, and when the System Summary info appears, click Edit, Select All, Copy and then paste There will be some personal information (like System Name and User Name), and whatever appears to be private information to you, just delete from the pasted information. Reduce the possibility of malicious softwa Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs: Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/ SUPERAntiSpywa (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/ These can be uninstalled later if desired. This will minimize back and forth Q&A and eliminate guesswork and assumptions. |
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"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
... JimL wrote: XP Pro SP3 updated way too more than necessary. Some weeks ago I suddenly started seeing info baloons EVERYWHERE, all the time. On the desktop, in browsers, etc., etc. At one time I had turned off as many baloons as possible, having utterly no heed of junk popping up in my line of sight constantly. Any idea what started them up again in plethora style? An update? A fluke? A glitch? Hitting the wrong key by accident? ??? Here's nine different popup/balloon disables on one page. http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc4/v33/vic33.htm Thanks a lot. This got rid of most of them. I'm still getting some within programs, but maybe those are program settings I haven't found yet. I'll run through them again to see if I missed anything. Keep your system well maintained? (updates barely scratches the surface of a well-maintained system.) Approximately? Wide anti-malware daily. Secondary anti-virus weekly. Disk clean and defrag monthly. Look for unused stuff in Add/Remove when I think about it. I know news and/or email programs just hide a lot of stuff instead of deleting it but I know of nothing to be done about that. Suggestions? -- JimL The purpose of complicated software is to provide excitement for geeks with not enough to do; busy people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill |
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"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
... JimL wrote: XP Pro SP3 updated way too more than necessary. Some weeks ago I suddenly started seeing info baloons EVERYWHERE, all the time. On the desktop, in browsers, etc., etc. At one time I had turned off as many baloons as possible, having utterly no heed of junk popping up in my line of sight constantly. Any idea what started them up again in plethora style? An update? A fluke? A glitch? Hitting the wrong key by accident? ??? Here's nine different popup/balloon disables on one page. http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc4/v33/vic33.htm Thanks a lot. This got rid of most of them. I'm still getting some within programs, but maybe those are program settings I haven't found yet. I'll run through them again to see if I missed anything. Keep your system well maintained? (updates barely scratches the surface of a well-maintained system.) Approximately? Wide anti-malware daily. Secondary anti-virus weekly. Disk clean and defrag monthly. Look for unused stuff in Add/Remove when I think about it. I know news and/or email programs just hide a lot of stuff instead of deleting it but I know of nothing to be done about that. Suggestions? -- JimL The purpose of complicated software is to provide excitement for geeks with not enough to do; busy people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill |
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On Oct 13, 1:02*am, "JimL" wrote:
"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... JimL wrote: XP Pro SP3 updated way too more than necessary. Some weeks ago I suddenly started seeing info baloons EVERYWHERE, all the time. *On the desktop, in browsers, etc., etc. At one time I had turned off as many baloons as possible, having utterly no heed of junk popping up in my line of sight constantly. Any idea what started them up again in plethora style? *An update? A fluke? A glitch? *Hitting the wrong key by accident? *??? Here's nine different popup/balloon disables on one page. http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc4/v33/vic33.htm Thanks a lot. *This got rid of most of them. *I'm still getting some within programs, but maybe those are program settings I haven't found yet. *I'll run through them again to see if I missed anything. Keep your system well maintained? *(updates barely scratches the surface of a well-maintained system.) Approximately? *Wide anti-malware daily. *Secondary anti-virus weekly.. Disk clean *and defrag monthly. *Look for unused stuff in Add/Remove when I think about it. *I know news and/or email programs just hide a lot of stuff instead of deleting it but I know of nothing to be done about that. Suggestions? -- JimL The purpose of complicated software is to provide excitement for geeks with not enough to do; busy people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill Are you going to say "where" you get the balloons that you don't want. "still getting some within programs" leaves room for a lot of guessing, maybe, etc. and useless message cycles. |
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On Oct 13, 1:02*am, "JimL" wrote:
"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... JimL wrote: XP Pro SP3 updated way too more than necessary. Some weeks ago I suddenly started seeing info baloons EVERYWHERE, all the time. *On the desktop, in browsers, etc., etc. At one time I had turned off as many baloons as possible, having utterly no heed of junk popping up in my line of sight constantly. Any idea what started them up again in plethora style? *An update? A fluke? A glitch? *Hitting the wrong key by accident? *??? Here's nine different popup/balloon disables on one page. http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc4/v33/vic33.htm Thanks a lot. *This got rid of most of them. *I'm still getting some within programs, but maybe those are program settings I haven't found yet. *I'll run through them again to see if I missed anything. Keep your system well maintained? *(updates barely scratches the surface of a well-maintained system.) Approximately? *Wide anti-malware daily. *Secondary anti-virus weekly.. Disk clean *and defrag monthly. *Look for unused stuff in Add/Remove when I think about it. *I know news and/or email programs just hide a lot of stuff instead of deleting it but I know of nothing to be done about that. Suggestions? -- JimL The purpose of complicated software is to provide excitement for geeks with not enough to do; busy people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill Are you going to say "where" you get the balloons that you don't want. "still getting some within programs" leaves room for a lot of guessing, maybe, etc. and useless message cycles. |
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Sheenan, I have been on a wild goose chase. Said otherwise, I haven't had a
clue what I'm talking about! See my new thread. Thanks "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... JimL wrote: XP Pro SP3 updated way too more than necessary. Some weeks ago I suddenly started seeing info baloons EVERYWHERE, all the time. On the desktop, in browsers, etc., etc. At one time I had turned off as many baloons as possible, having utterly no heed of junk popping up in my line of sight constantly. Any idea what started them up again in plethora style? An update? A fluke? A glitch? Hitting the wrong key by accident? ??? Here's nine different popup/balloon disables on one page. http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc4/v33/vic33.htm As for why it started happening - not a clue. I have a WIndows XP machine that I have been using since it came out (RTM) and it has no popups/balloons - been that way since I set it up. Keep your system well maintained? (updates barely scratches the surface of a well-maintained system.) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- JimL The purpose of complicated software is to provide excitement for geeks with not enough to do; busy people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill |
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Baloons, baloons and more baloons
Sheenan, I have been on a wild goose chase. Said otherwise, I haven't had a
clue what I'm talking about! See my new thread. Thanks "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... JimL wrote: XP Pro SP3 updated way too more than necessary. Some weeks ago I suddenly started seeing info baloons EVERYWHERE, all the time. On the desktop, in browsers, etc., etc. At one time I had turned off as many baloons as possible, having utterly no heed of junk popping up in my line of sight constantly. Any idea what started them up again in plethora style? An update? A fluke? A glitch? Hitting the wrong key by accident? ??? Here's nine different popup/balloon disables on one page. http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc4/v33/vic33.htm As for why it started happening - not a clue. I have a WIndows XP machine that I have been using since it came out (RTM) and it has no popups/balloons - been that way since I set it up. Keep your system well maintained? (updates barely scratches the surface of a well-maintained system.) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- JimL The purpose of complicated software is to provide excitement for geeks with not enough to do; busy people can go suck eggs. Winstun Churchhill |
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