Vista's helpful pop up messages...

Hi -
I'm on Windows Visa Hpr 32-bit. I've searched this question on the forum and
I see others have asked it but I didn't see any answers, so I thought it was
worth a try asking myself.

Is there any way to get rid of Vista's helpful pop up messages - like these:
'See Blocked Startup Programs', 'Activity Area has changed', 'See Updates
Vista has installed' etc etc....

They didn't bother me at all at first and in fact, when I saw posts about
them on this forum, I thought 'Why would they upset anybody?' But I guess
over time, it does wear one out, so to speak. So now I'm over them I guess.

I appreciate any assistance or help. Many Thanks, Frank B.

When you get a virus or a serious malfunction you do not wish to know about it.
--
Regards
Bob J


"Frank Bright" wrote:

> Hi -
> I'm on Windows Visa Hpr 32-bit. I've searched this question on the forum and
> I see others have asked it but I didn't see any answers, so I thought it was
> worth a try asking myself.
>
> Is there any way to get rid of Vista's helpful pop up messages - like these:
> 'See Blocked Startup Programs', 'Activity Area has changed', 'See Updates
> Vista has installed' etc etc....
>
> They didn't bother me at all at first and in fact, when I saw posts about
> them on this forum, I thought 'Why would they upset anybody?' But I guess
> over time, it does wear one out, so to speak. So now I'm over them I guess.
>
> I appreciate any assistance or help. Many Thanks, Frank B.
>

Hi Frank,

You can turn them off, although the place to do it is bloody hard to find.

Go to Control Panel, Ease of Use, Make it easier to focus on tasks. Go down
to the "adjust time limits and flashing visuals" area. Check the checkbox to
"Turn off all unnecessary animations (when possible)". Hit Save. This should
stop most of the pop-up messages (as the text hinted, I think there are some
messages you just can't kill - but hopefully they will be bearable, after
this change).

Hope it helps,
--
Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au

"Andrew McLaren" <> wrote in message
news:24BB9AB6-513A-4753-B6B7-...
> Hi Frank,
>
> You can turn them off, although the place to do it is bloody hard to find.
>
> Go to Control Panel, Ease of Use, Make it easier to focus on tasks. Go
> down to the "adjust time limits and flashing visuals" area. Check the
> checkbox to "Turn off all unnecessary animations (when possible)". Hit
> Save. This should stop most of the pop-up messages (as the text hinted, I
> think there are some messages you just can't kill - but hopefully they
> will be bearable, after this change).
>
> Hope it helps,
> --
> Andrew McLaren
> amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au
>

Thanks Andrew, I'll give it a shot.

Frank B.

Thanks Andrew for the helpful suggestion. Btw, I posted a 'Thank You' before
this and it didn't make it
into the forum for some reason,....Frank B.



"Andrew McLaren" <> wrote in message
news:24BB9AB6-513A-4753-B6B7-...
> Hi Frank,
>
> You can turn them off, although the place to do it is bloody hard to find.
>
> Go to Control Panel, Ease of Use, Make it easier to focus on tasks. Go
> down to the "adjust time limits and flashing visuals" area. Check the
> checkbox to "Turn off all unnecessary animations (when possible)". Hit
> Save. This should stop most of the pop-up messages (as the text hinted, I
> think there are some messages you just can't kill - but hopefully they
> will be bearable, after this change).
>
> Hope it helps,
> --
> Andrew McLaren
> amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au
>