Turn ToolTips Completely Off

To completely disable the Tooltips (Mini help boxes) that pop up whenever you place your mouse cursor over objects, boxes, buttons, etc., open Notepad and copy these lines:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_USERS\Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
"UserPreferenceMask"=hex3e,00,00,00

Save and name the file 'TIPOFF.REG'. Double-click on the newly created file to enter it into the Registry.