# Couple Qs about MS Winders98 settings

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 12, 2002, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-qs-about-ms-winders98-settings/128052 "2002-09-12T00:46:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-qs-about-ms-winders98-settings/128052/1 "2002-09-12T00:46:18Z")

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1. Do you know how to disable the anoying little yellow boxes that pop up when you point at icons or (some??) other objects on the screen?

2. Do you know how set the Programs part of the Start menu so the choices are listed in two columns, instead of one long column you have to scroll through.

Please, do tell.

I’ve tried to find these by looking, then resorting to Help, but, no luck.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-qs-about-ms-winders98-settings/128052/2 "2002-09-12T01:30:49Z")

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Check out [www.annoyances.org](http://www.annoyances.org). Loads of good stuff there including the answer to one of your questions:

[Replacing Start Menu scrolling with good 'ol multiple columns](http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-009)

For the annoying icon popup text, do this:

1. Open Windows Explorer.

2. Click Tools…Options.

3. Click View tab.

4. Uncheck “Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items”

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**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-qs-about-ms-winders98-settings/128052/3 "2002-09-12T03:01:03Z")

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Moochose Grouchos for that. Good on ya.

And I really dig that foot stompin down on Shiny Happy Paper Clip Twerp!