A question that has challenged great minds through the ages. I can't get away from the thought that there's some little thing I'm overlooking in Windows that causes that message to pop up again and again, although the problem would appear to be self evident. If I could just click the darned thing, as instructed, that might pacify it. Nonetheless, the rational part of me is 99.5% sure the firewall is active. Ted -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Devona Abel Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 1:21 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Help baloons I can read them too, but how do you them before the go away? Devona ----- Original Message ----- From: Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS) <mailto:Ted.Lisle@xxxxxx> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:01 PM Subject: RE: Help baloons Oh, I can read 'em, all right; acting on 'em is the trick. Ted -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Hebert Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:24 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Help baloons Is there any way for a totally blind person to use a help balloon? I have tabbed to the systray with fingers moving faster than the speed of light but still by the time my computer got there, moving at the speed of snale, there was nothing there. So, I keep the help balloons messages turned on in the "never say die" hope that I will some day be able to read one! ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Grimsby JR. <mailto:jimgrims@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:18 AM Subject: RE: Help baloons hi if help messages are really bothering you people to keep this jaws related turn them off in configuration manager under verbosity. -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of stacey robinson Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:20 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Help baloons Thanks for this info. Stacey and GEB dog Chesley staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: RAWest <mailto:rawest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: JFW List <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:03 AM Subject: Re: Help baloons There is a program that you can download from Microsoft call tweak UI It is a power toy It is a free download and it helps change settings in xp allot easier than fishing around for different settings. Go here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx