In W2K, a problem recently started. I now get a pop-up showing the
filename when I drag the cursor in COPY/MOVE operations with any type of
file.

In Windows Explorer Tools/Folder Options/View/Advanced settings: the
check
box labeled "Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items" is
UNCHECKED, by my default. It always has been since I installed Windows
2000.

I had asked on W2K and XP ng about this, no answer as apparently the
registry key is unknown.

I really need to kill this popup function.

Since the normal setting above does not seem to be working, there must be
a
registry key that controls this, or some other setting.

This gets me to the description for Glary Registry Repair
quote:
Highly intelligent engine that finds invalid registry entries
High scanning speed with detailed result
Make backups of any registry change made
Improve system performance and stability

This cleaner tool allows you to fix your registry and optimize your PCs
performance.With a few easy steps, you are able to find problems caused
by invalid entries, references and links in the Windows registry and
provides a list of the errors found, you can then choose to selectively
repair each item or automatically repair them all.
Registry Repair is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in
the market today. Its scanning engine is fast,thorough and safe.

They keep stressing "safe"- any general cleaner or repair function is a
degree of risk.

If someone has a clue as to how to fix my popup issue, great.

But if not, anyone have experience with Glary Registry Repair?

Mike Sa

ms wrote:
Try *checking* the "Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items"
box, applying, closing and then rebooting. After you reboot, uncheck it,
apply, close and reboot again.

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"dadiOH" <dadiOH@invalid.com> wrote in news:Ar8Nj.7795$El4.337@trnddc05:

Thanks, dadiOH.

I did as you suggested, actually a cold boot after *checking* it, then
*unchecking*, Apply, reboot, unfortunately unchanged, it still has the
popup legend.

This was the after-effect of only 3 very cautious tweak changes with
FreshUI (never again). The tweaks had nothing to do with the copy/move
function, but as that is the only tweaking action and I noticed this on the
next cold boot, IMO it caused it.

Long ago, either here or in the W98 ng, someone advised how to fix this
through the registry, I will try to search my files for it, but of course a
key in W98 registry may not be the same as the required key in the W2K
registry.

I did run the Glary Registry Repair- there's a name! just to find problem
keys, It listed over a hundred under File and Folder areas, every one tied
to a specific program, none general to relate to this problem.

Mike Sa

On 15 Apr 2008 14:50:15 GMT, ms wrote:

CCleaner - Free
Cleans temporary internet files, cookies, history, recent urls, application
MRUs, etc. ...
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
If Windows Defender is utilized go to Applications, under Utilities
uncheck "Windows Defender".

SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/supe...freevspro.html

After the software is updated, it is suggested scanning the system in Safe
Mode.
How do you boot to Safe Mode?
By pressing/tabbing F8 (or F5 on some keyboards) during re-boot.
Alternatively:
click onto Start==>Run, type "msconfig" (without quotation marks), click
OK. Then click onto BOOT.INI tab and 'check' /SAFEBOOT then OK and click
Restart. To go back to Normal Mode, you must access the System
Configuration utility again and click the General tab then click/check the
radio button 'Normal Startup'- load all device drivers and services'.
A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222


http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099
Note the comments from Mark Russinovich and the reference concerning ERUNT.
'nuff said.

Kayman <kaymanDeleteThis@operamail.com> wrote in
news:fu3f2c$ha5$1@aioe.org:

Thanks, Kayman. I already use CCleaner. Posted several times that I can't
re-use SAS, it is hidden in registry where it can't be found, and so a
current version won't install.

I had stopped using registry cleaners, but will read that site.

But none of this will directly solve that annoying popup issue. It's not
spyware related, it's a windows issue.

Mike Sa

ms expressed precisely :
Check your registy Mike, just googled this > registry disable Show
pop-up description for folder and desktop items
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...S earch&meta=

http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/id/11/

http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/963/

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Advanced

5. In the right pane, right click on ShowInfoTip and click Modify.

6. To Enable Pop-Up Descriptions -
A) Type 1 and click OK. (See screenshot below)

7. To Disable Pop-Up Descriptions -
A) Type 0 (number zero) and click OK.

On 16 Apr 2008 00:50:16 GMT, ms wrote:

You could try:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...in2000.general
or
http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/forum-211.php
Good luck

Johnw <jmatt@webace.com.au> wrote in
news:mn.83287d8474b92d78.90195@webace.com.au:


Thanks a lot, John, better data than I got on the windows newsgroups.
Still have the popup, will contact you later.

Mike Sa

On Wed 16 Apr 2008 00:51:47, Kayman <kaymanDeleteThis@operamail.com>
wrote:


On that page, Bill Castner gives a link to a source of his
http://home.comcast.net/~SupportCD/XPMyths.html
in which Mark Russinovich is quoted as saying this:

"Registry Cleaners can fix problems associated with traces of
applications left behind due to incomplete uninstalls. So it seems that
Registry junk is a Windows fact of life and that Registry cleaners will
continue to have a place in the anal-sysadmin's tool chest" [etc]