Removal of Wireless Network Connection bubble noti

[EdmundoR]

Good Day:
         Have not used the Forums for ages but the addition of a  Toshiba Norebook [my wife's] has brought up questions. I will deal with only one,here.
Her Notebook is on WindowsXP. It is Wireless, using a Router which is wired in to our  Desktop computer which uses cable power source..  My question:-
  One bubble in the systray pops up "LAN Area connection. A Network cable is unplugged."  As this icon seems to refer to the fact that there is no wired connection to the ISP, can this icon be safely disabled?
   .                                EdmundoR

[homer]

is this "bubble" on the desktop or laptop?

and correct me if im wrong, but you have a [highlight]cable[/highlight] modem connected to a router built into your computer? is this an actual router or just simply a second NIC card?

which uses cable power source..

that kind of confused me.

[Raptor]

Yes that can be safely disabled. Double click on the icon; choose properties and then untag the last option.

[kilowatt_15]

Alternatively you can also disable the Windows balloon tips all together by creating a file on your desktop call temp.reg and then editing it and pasting in the following:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"EnableBalloonTips"=dword:00000000
Save it, run it, and then delete the temp reg file you created.  This should disable the annoying popups for that message and others like it.

[EdmundoR]

Att: Raptor, kilowat15 and Adviser

     Thanks Raptor. I disabled the bubble/balloon. Because I was new to the laptop, I hesitate to click anything suspicious!
     Kilowatt, Windows tips are sometimes useful but thanks for telling me how to disable them.
                                           EdmundoR

[EdmundoR]

Re. the "Bubble/balloon problem.

Att:  kilowatt15,  Raptor et al:

 Raptor, Have to report that the yellow balloons did not disappear after all!
 kilowatt15,  I was about to attempt your solution when, disguated at the absense of sufficient info and help in the Toshiba manual, I tried the "Dummies" book on Laptops and hit a bulls eye! It covered my exact problem. And cured it. It, also required editing the Registry. Probably your suggestion would have also done the trick, I dont know.
 I am relating all this for information to the kind helpers and hope that it may help others with the same prob.
                                                EdmundoR

[Raptor]

You may need to untag both options or disable the network card entirely - I suggest that you undo the registry tweak and do as I say instead otherwise you might, over time, forget you ever made this tweak and wonder why a function of Windows that could be in important in trouble shooting doesn't work..

[EdmundoR]

Att;  Raptor

     Thanks!  It sounds like a good alternative. I'm learning all the time!
                                       EdmundoR