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    These things annoy me....

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by ryujin, Jan 30, 2009.

  1. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    Ok - while surfing or using items on my m15x i get these boxes that come up (see attachments) all the time.
    they are very annoying becuase at times i can not see what is below or they block certain things until they go away.
    (the attachments are of surfing, but i also get them on the 15 when looking for files or some such stuff)
    is there a way to disable the pesty gremilins from the m15x?

    thx.
     

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  2. Napbree

    Napbree Notebook Evangelist

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    They're called tooltips. They're only there if the web developer codes them in. Or if the program they use does it automatically. Basically it jusst gives you more exytra info. Not sure how to turn them off though. Not IN IE anyway. In firefox there's a plugin to stop them.
     
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  3. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    is there a way to turn them off in the m15x for when not using the net?
    i get them when looking for files on the c drive and such as well....
     
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    Hirohata GBF Danchou

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    Control Panel -> Folder Options

    Under the View tab, uncheck "Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items".

    Should be disabled now~ :D
     
    Hirohata, Jan 30, 2009
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    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    dude, do you work for the NSA or something to have that "unclassified" header over your screenshots? :D
     
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  6. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    kk - check it when i get a chance - on network right now...
    (but it did not work with pc i am on now...??)
     
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  7. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    urm....uh....you never saw that.... :D

    (and to answer yur question...something like that :) )....
     
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    Hirohata GBF Danchou

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    Worked for me on Vista~
     
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  9. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    i will try my m15x when i get back from work tonight.
    i think maybe the network will not allow me to overide the settings even for the pc i am on now.
     
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    which is only to be expected, seeing where you work?
     
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  11. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    true....but we used to be able to control a few things...just blows... :D
     
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