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Posted by OtZman on Fri Dec 17th at 12:20am 2004

Is there a way to stop Windows from reminding you to reboot after installing new Windows updates?


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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Fri Dec 17th at 12:27am 2004

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Posted by OtZman on Fri Dec 17th at 12:43am 2004

I could do that, but sometimes I don't want to, and then I'd greatly appreciate if I could turn those annoying popups of.
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Posted by omegaslayer on Fri Dec 17th at 12:50am 2004

you mean those annoying ballons?
run--->regedit
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced]
if there is "EnableBalloonTips" already then change it to zero, if it isnt, make a new Dword with a value of zero
I got that from here: http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=324
it makes for a great guide to turn those annoying things off and actually improves your computer performance.
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Posted by OtZman on Fri Dec 17th at 1:38am 2004

Looks like a balloon:


Seems like the registry thing isn't working or I'm doing something wrong.

I checked [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced] and couldn't find the "EnableBalloonTips". Therefore, I right-clicked -> New -> DWORD Value and renamed it to EnableBalloonTips, with "Value data: 0" and "Base: Hexadecimal". Like this:



The reminder is still coming
I'll restart now anyway, but I'd be glad to know how to cure this little problem until next time.


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Posted by omegaslayer on Fri Dec 17th at 1:47am 2004

okay then type in msconfig and click the startup tab and uncheck evrything (this makes it so your computer doesnt start anything up when you turn on...specifically anything in that area) , and the regedit you are doing it correctly, just make sure the value is zero and click okay, but you need to restart for its effects to take hold.
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Posted by OtZman on Fri Dec 17th at 3:07am 2004

I guess it didn't work because I hadn't rebooted. Thx for your help.
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