Simple Computer Tune-up: Speed Up Your PC- P26: As more and more software becomes available and computers increase in complexity, problems with performance are cer- tain to arise. If your PC is misbehaving, don’t let it ruin your book explains how to make the best out of your PC by using PC Pitstop Optimize, which cures many PC “sicknesses” with- out the need for upgrading or replacing your existing PC. | Chapter 10 Customizing Windows for Your Personal Preferences 107 Figure 10-7 Five HKEY registry keys 5. A new column of registry keys appears. Double-click Software. 6. A long column of registry keys appears. Scroll down until you find Microsoft and then double-click it. 7. Another long list of registry keys appears. Scroll down and double-click Windows. 8. Double-click the CurrentVersion registry key. 9. Double-click the Explorer registry key. 10. Click the Advanced registry key see Figure 10-8 . Figure 10-8 Accessing the Advanced registry key 11. Click the Edit drop-down menu located in the upper-left corner of the Windows Registry Editor. 12. Select New. 13. Select DWORD Value. 14. In the right window pane a new registry value appears. Rename it EnableBalloonTips see Figure 10-9 . 108 Part III Bonus Material Figure 10-9 Renaming the registry value 15. After renaming the value double-click it to open it. 16. Under the Value Data heading make sure there is a 0. 17. Click the OK button. 18. Exit the Registry Editor by clicking the X button in the upper-right corner. 19. If you change your mind and want to allow the balloon tips to appear all you have to do is repeat these steps to locate the EnableBalloonTips registry key. Open it delete the 0 and type 1 in its place. Stop Highlighting New Software Whenever you install new software its name will automatically become highlighted in your Start menu s list of programs. The purpose of doing this is to help you quickly find your new software in case you need to configure it. If you prefer not to see this highlighting you can easily turn it off as follows 1. Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of Windows. 2. Click the Control Panel. If you don t see this option your Start menu is in classic mode. In that case click Settings and then select the Control Panel. 3. If the Control Panel is in category view click the Appearance and Themes category and then click the Taskbar and Start Menu icon. If the Control Panel
