How do I disable balloon tips in the notification area in Windows XP and Vista?

1. Click “Start->Run”
2. Now type “regedit” and press enter
3. Navigate to the following subkey:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

4. In the right window, create a new DWORD value and name it “EnableBalloonTips”
5. Assign it with a value of 0 by double clicking “EnableBalloonTips”
6. Restart Windows