How to disable the taskbar popups?

tux

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OK, maybe I am just blind, but how can I disable the popups that come when I hover a taskbar item?

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Just wondering.
 

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This should effectively turn them off by disabling balloon tips and raising the mouseover time.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52265-taskbar-thumbnail-previews-enable-disable.html

or

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Advanced

EnableBalloonTips > 0/1 (0 to disable)
ThumbnailLivePreviewHoverTime > Time in MS (I.E. 11111 [11 sec])


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Advanced]
"EnableBalloonTips"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Advanced]
"ThumbnailLivePreviewHoverTime"=dword:11111
 
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Ah, seems that it solves my problem. Thank you. :)
(There is no way to disable them only if there is only one window, so they would be pointless anyway?)
 

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I don't know, I don't really notice them much, usually right click to close the window before I notice teh popup.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Apple Macbook Pro (April 2009)
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W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
CPU
Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo 2.93Ghz [T9800 Penryn]
Motherboard
NVIDIA nForce 730i Rev. B1 [Mac-F2268EC8 (U2E1)]
Memory
4096MB Samsung DDR3 Dual Channel [PC3-8500F 1066Mhz]
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB [G96M Rev. C1]
Sound Card
SB X-Fi Surround 5.1 USB | Onboard Realtek (Disabled)
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer x223wbd 22" | Apple Anti-Glare 17" (Disabled)
Screen Resolution
{Current} 1440x900 {Acer} 1680x1050 {Apple} 1920x1200
Hard Drives
{Internal}
Seagate Momentus 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM [ST9320421AS]

{Externals}
LaCie 320GB USB 2.0 HDD [301284UR]
LaCie 750GB USB 2.0 FW400 eSATA HDD [301314U]
LaCie 1TB USB 2.0 HDD [301304UR]
PSU
Magsafe
Case
Aluminum/Unibody (MBP52)
Cooling
2 x 6000 RPM Fans
Keyboard
Logitech G-15v2 [PN 920-000379]
Mouse
Logitech G-9 [PN 910-000338]
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12Mbps/2.5Mbps w/ 24Mbps Speed Boost [Comcast]
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Logitech X-540 Speakers [PN 970223-0122]
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OK, thanks anyway. :)
 

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Alternative solution for Taskbar Hover problem

I gave up fighting with the annoying taskbar "jack-in-the-box" popups, so I threw my taskbar to the top of the screen where my mouse rarely goes anyway. Here's how:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1066-taskbar-move-location-desktop-screen.html

1. right-click the taskbar
2. click "Properties" from the menu
3. from the "Taskbar location on screen" drop-down menu, choose "Top"
4. click "Apply"
5. click "OK"

Now, with the taskbar at the top of the screen, "popups" will only drop downward ("popdowns"). And you have to go out of your way to reach them at the top of the screen.

Yeah, yeah, it looks strange, but I'm liking it better than the frequent, accidental mouse-overs near the bottom of my screen.
 
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