Disabling balloon tips in Windows XP
Tired of Windows XP ballooning tips about new Programs installed in the Start -> Programs folder or Hiding your inactive notifications in the System Tray.
Well, here is the solution.
Open the Registry. Nagivate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
If there is key named EnableBalloonTips, modify the value to 0 (to disable the balloon tips) or 1 (to enable the balloon tips).
If such a key does not exist, create a new key of the type DWORD and set its value to the desired state.
This has only been tested on Windows XP.
Disclaimer: Please back up your regsitry before your modify it. I am not responsible for any accidental loss to your system/data.