See if this helps:

Disable Tool Tips - Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
Modify or create, "ShowInfoTip" and set the Value to 0. To restore set the
Value to 1. This edit excludes the Start Button.

Disable Balloon Tips - Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
Modify or create, "EnableBalloonTips" and set the Value to 0. To restore set
the Value to 1.

Customize Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_reg_edits.htm
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Show Pop-up Descriptions for Explorer and Desktop Items

This setting controls whether pop-up tool tip information and descriptions
are shown when the mouse is hovered over desktop and explorer items. This
edit excludes the Start Button.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\
Advanced

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'ShowInfoTip'
and edit the value according to (0 = Disabled, 1 = Show Tool Tips).


Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the
change to take effect.




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Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

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"Andrey Tarasevich" <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> (This issue has been widely reported for a while already, but I don't seem
> to be able to find any real solution.)
>
> There's what appears to be a user-interface-level glitch in Windows XP.
> When the computer goes out of standby mode, it reacquires its the network
> connections, both wireless and Ethernet. The connections get reacquired
> successfully, but the animated "Acquiring network address" icons remain in
> the tray bar forever. The only way to get rid of them is to open the
> "Network Connections" window and do a "Refresh", which makes the icons
> disappear.
>
> Is there any way to get rid of those annoying animated icons without
> jumping through all these hoops with opening the "Network Connections"
> etc.?
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Andrey Tarasevich