How to disable Notification Balloons in windows XP

[Computer_Freak]

To disable balloon tips in the notification area, follow these steps:

• Click Start button
• Then click Run
• Type regedit in the box and press Enter
• Locate the following subkey:

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

• Right-click the right side pane
• Create a new DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips.
• Double-click EnableBalloonTips, and then give it a value of 0.
• Close Registry Editor.
• Restart your system.

[SoftwareGuy]

you can also follow the below steps to disable balloon tips in the notification area:

• Go to : Start > Run > type regedit, and hit the enter key.
• Locate the following subkey: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
• Right-click the right side pane, create a new DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips.
• Double-click EnableBalloonTips, and then give it a value of 0.
• Close Registry Editor and restart your system.