How can I change the Info Tip for icons?
May 6, 1999
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:
Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
Move to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID\{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
Double click InfoTip and change. Click OK
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} | Web Folders |
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