It should be steady for a few seconds. What's making it flash is not
something I have not run into. Maybe something in your mouse settings? Do
you have a different mouse you could try? It's activated by the cursor.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"MarkC" <None@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:uH%23P3wS7JHA.6136@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> If it was just a steady 2-3 second flash and disappears, then I can ignore
> it too. But it keeps flashing over and over, and it interferes with right
> click pasting. Just a big annoyance if you ask me.
>
> Thanks, for the attempt.
>
> Mark
>
> "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
> news:%23MUZbLP7JHA.3860@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>> Oh... those. Sorry I don't know how to disable those. I've learned to
>> ignore
>> them. ;-)
>> -
>> Don
>> [MS MVP- IE]
>>
>> "MarkC" <None@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:u3bqsUL7JHA.3860@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> None of the suggestions worked, The annoying balloon flashes are still
>>> present.
>>>
>>> Yahoo search field flashes "Web Search"
>>> Google search field flashes "Google Search"
>>> Bing search field flashes "Enter your search term"
>>>
>>> Outlook Express balloon flashes are:
>>> Newsgroups Field = Type the newsgroup for this message
>>> Cc Field = Type recipients name, separated by semicolon or comma
>>> Subject field = Type the subject for this message.
>>>
>>> Hope more suggestions follows to turn this off.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Mark
>>
>>> "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
>>> news:esU7%23UH7JHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> > Hi,
>>> > Turn off some of these from Control Panel> Folder Options> View>
>>> > uncheck
>>> > "Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items.
>>> >
>>> > At http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm the script on line 11
>>> > (left
>>> > side) may disable additional balloons/pop-ups.
>>> >
>>> > On the webpages, what's the message at (for example) Yahoo?
>>
>>> > "MarkC" <None@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> > news:%23$hlLuG7JHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> >> I do not know how to explain it, and not sure where the source is
>> making
>>> >> this happen. IE7, or XP Pro, but have to start somewhere.
>>> >>
>>> >> When I am using Yahoo or a few other search engines, when I hover the
>>> > mouse
>>> >> over the search field to type, a short pop assist message flashes.
>>> >> It
>> is
>>> >> very annoying and like to know how to turn that off. Some websites
>> like
>>> > MSN
>>> >> doesn't have that showing up.
>>> >>
>>> >> Hmmm, I just now noticed when I was typing the subject for this news
>> post
>>> >> using Outlook Express, the assist popup came on again, it says "type
>> the
>>> >> subject for this message". Now I am really confused what activates
>> this.
>>> >>
>>> >> Also what is it referred to as.
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks,
>>> >>
>>> >> Mark
>>
>
>