How can I change the Info Tip for icons?

John Savill

May 6, 1999

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A. In Windows 2000 when you move the cursor over an icon (such as MyNetwork Places or My Computer) text is displayed explaining the icons use.

This text is stored in a registry entry InfoTip of type String for eachCLSID entry and can be changed to any text you want.

For example to change the My Network Places text:

  1. Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)

  2. Move to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID\{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

  3. Double click InfoTip and change. Click OK

  4. Close the registry editor

The change take immediate effect.

Other useful entries are (all under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID):

{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

My Computer

{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}

My Documents

{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Recylce Bin

{00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Microsoft Outlook

{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

Control panel

{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}

Printers

{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}

Network and dial-up connections

{85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}

Briefcase

{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}

Internet Explorer

{BDEADF00-C265-11d0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F}

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