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How do I disable notification balloons completely in XP?
I am running VM Window XP and notification balloon in the task bar accumulates so much so I want to get rid of it.
I tried setting it "Hide inactive icons" but still getting notification balloon. I ...
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How to remove the notification "1000 Unread Messages" beside login logo in Windows XP? [duplicate]
My sister computer have three logins: 1.) Administrator 2.) Limited Account 3.) Guest
Everytime the pc is open, the Admin login have notification beside it saying: 1000 Unread Messages. How to remove ...
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Windows XP program crash boxes for any user are all shown to Administrators
I have an interesting problem with a Windows XP setup involving "users" with restricted access rights and "Administrators" with full system access.
If a program crashes for a user, the standard crash ...
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How can I disable the "New hardware found" message on Windows?
On my netbook I have a Bluetooth device which is not installed – no driver was installed.
Every time I start Windows, a message appears
New hardware found, do you want to install driver?
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Software to show info or notifications on peoples computers
I was wondering if there was some kind of software that allows you to put a kind of translucent window that displays info or events for people to see without it interfering with their work.
For ...
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Make notifications of Skype messages more attention-grabbing
We use Skype chat at work. I'm finding that I don't notice when people send a message to me. The only notification is a tiny little bouncing bubble in the tray. I have three monitors, and the tray is ...
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Sending an email when an application crashes?
I've got a big piece of scientific equipment which is hooked up to, and controlled by software running on a Windows PC. Unfortunately the software, provided by the manufacturer, crashes occasionally ...
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Customizing Notifications in XP
Under taskbar properties in Windows XP SP3, there is an option to customize the notification area. However, when I'm trying to customize the past items, I see that there are nearly 100 different items,...
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Turn off the Desktop Cleanup Wizard popup forever
Every one in a while, I get a notification asking me if I want to remove unused icons from the Windows XP desktop.
How can I turn off this notification forever?
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How to turn off "unread messages" feature on Windows XP login screen?
In Windows XP, if you have logged onto Windows Live Messenger at some point, then it'll start displaying how many unread messages on the Windows login screen. How can I turn it off?
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