Comments on: Customize Windows Explorer Tooltips

By: compugor

compugor — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:16:57 +0000

This didn’t work for me in Windows 7 Pro, 64-bit:
tried to add DocTitle;DocAuthor;DocSubject tooltip to PDF files
(default = AcroExch.Document). Yes I restarted Windows after making the registry change. Any suggestions? …hesitant to change /* key.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:22:30 +0000

Thanks. I was looking for the way to disable the tool tip altogether. It is quite annoying when in Details mode.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:46:52 +0000

Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for!

By: Zarko

Zarko — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:49:55 +0000

Any commen on the new prop names (at least in 2k8):
InfoTip REG_SZ prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified
QuickTip REG_SZ prop:System.ItemType;System.Size;System.DateModified

Like, would the old/short names still apply, does this change mean that all Shell properties are now a fair game (list is here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb760781(VS.85).aspx), for all “HKCR\*” values?

By: jsmith

jsmith — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:39:55 +0000

Is it possible to completely disable those tooltips in Windows XP’s Explorer? Not only for folders, but for files as well. Every time I move the mouse to over an another file, it shows that d**n yellow tooltip box placed over few next files in list (I’m using detailed list view). It’s very annoying to search for some file, when those tooltips are always popping over, not letting me to see next files.

By: Review & Download Link | Five freeware programs to help you find the optimal informational tooltips for most file typesfreewaregenius.com

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:38:17 +0000

[...] If you are interested in customizing your tooltips manually, Martin from Ghacks has written a posting that can help you. [...]

By: Five freeware programs to help you find the optimal informational tooltips for most file types Review & Download Link | freewaregenius.com

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:54:38 +0000

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By: sbw07

sbw07 — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:07:02 +0000

Is it possible to search these tooltips using Windows’ built-in search?

By: Windows, come personalizzare le informazioni contenute nei tooltip - Geekissimo

Windows, come personalizzare le informazioni contenute nei tooltip - Geekissimo — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:20:44 +0000

[...] Fonte: gHacks [...]

By: John Shaw

John Shaw — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:45:36 +0000

Just get “Info Tag magic, it’s better :D