Disabling mouseover window (?)

[pennipotepenguin]

Would it be possible to disable or delay the mouseover information windows in Windows XP? I'm talking about the manilla text box that pops up, for example, when you mouseover most Taskbar items. If it is possible, does anyone have a suggestion on how to do this?

 

[catrats]

I believe you're referring to balloon tips/popups. If you want to disable this manually, you will have to edit the registry following the instructions in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article: HOW TO: Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips in Windows XP

If you prefer a safer method to disabling the balloon tips, download and install TweakUI that is part of the Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP.

Hope this helps.