Disable Pop-Up Balloons
They're everywhere: pop-up messages. But these pop-up messages are like a Cristo and Jeanne-Claude art exhibitbeautiful to some, grating to others. For example, there's one that pops up all the time when you've connected or are trying to connect to a wireless network, as shown in Figure 14-11.
Figure 14-11. One of XP's many pop-up balloons.

1. | Download and install the XP TweakUI PowerToy (it's a tiny little app) from the following Website: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx |
2. | Launch TweakUI and select the Taskbar and Start Menu category. |
3. | Deselect the "Enable balloon tips" check box, as shown in Figure 14-12. |
Figure 15-12. Getting rid of balloon pop-ups.

