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to: Robert Comer
from: Rich Gauszka
date: 2005-08-24 16:57:28
subject: Re: Turn off Bloody Popup Baollons in XP Pro

From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Dang that's what I get for trying to type and think at the same time

 Control Panel - Display - Desktop tab -Customize Desktop button - uncheck
'Run Desktop Cleanup
  Wizard every 60 days '



"Robert Comer"  wrote in
message news:430cd9f2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> You forgot to say "Customize Desktop" button, but I found it, thanks!
>
> They couldn't have found a worse place to put it, I'd have never thought
> that it would be in the display properties...
>
> - Bob Comer
>
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:430cd4da$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Unused Icons nuisance
>>
>> Control Panel - Display - Desktop tab - uncheck 'Run Desktop Cleanup
>> Wizard every 60 days '
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
>> news:430cd1de$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>I hate that one too and I haven't figured out where to turn it off
>>>either. :(
>>>
>>> It really should have a "never bother me again" checkmark box
>>> available... Maybe I'll suggest it for Vista. 
>>>
>>> - Bob Comer
>>>
>>>
>>> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
>>> news:430cd099$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>I wish they had that on all the popups, like the
"There are unused Icons
>>>>on your desktop"...Turn that stuff OFFFFF!!!, make it
easy to find and
>>>>disable the "Hey, you're a dummy because you have a clutter
>>>>desktop"...hey, I LIKE all that stuff on my desktop.....Leave me
>>>>alone!!!!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Glenn M.
>>>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>>>> news:430cce20{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>> Don't worry Glenn, it will be somewhere else in the
next version of
>>>>> windows,
>>>>> and if you aren't lucky the next version of windows
will keep turning
>>>>> it
>>>>> back on for you (because you couldn't have possibly meant it).
>>>>>
>>>>> I liked your context menu for pop-up settings idea. 
Never happen :-(
>>>>>
>>>>> Gary
>>>>>
>>>>> "Glenn Meadows" 
wrote in message
>>>>> news:430c7db8$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>> BINGO...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Except it was the check box for NETWORK printers
that was checked.
>>>>>> Unchecked it, popups gone.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> THANKS.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I know, once you know where it is, it SEEMS
logical, but there's got
>>>>>> to be
>>>>>> some better way, like right click on the popup and
have an option to
>>>>> Disable
>>>>>> Printer Pop up's, or something easier to find.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks to all.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Glenn M.
>>>>>> "John Beckett"
 wrote in
>>>>>> message
>>>>>> news:3ogog11360fl68c28e6g6to0r9tikrlkm2{at}4ax.com...
>>>>>> > "Glenn Meadows"
 wrote in message
>>>>>> > news::
>>>>>> >> Anyone know where you turn OFF the stupid
popups that say "Job
>>>>>> >> XXXX has
>>>>>> >> been
>>>>>> >> sent successfully to Printer YYY"?
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Start, Printers and Faxes.
>>>>>> > File menu, Server Properties, Advanced tab.
>>>>>> > Show informational notifications for local
printers - OFF
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > I believe that it is LOCAL printers you want,
because it is your
>>>>> computer
>>>>>> > that is handling/spooling the print job
despite the fact that the
>>>>> printer
>>>>>> > is actually accessed over the network.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > John
>>>>>> >
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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