Disable the Windows XP Tour (Windows XP)

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Disable the Windows XP Tour (Windows XP)
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After installing Windows XP you are prompted to run the Tour the first three times you log into the system. This tweak can be used to suppress the balloon prompts.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'RunCount' using the settings below.

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


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
RunCount	REG_DWORD	0x00000000 (0)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\
Tour]
Name: RunCount
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: Remaining times to prompt (0 = disabled)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: January 8, 2003

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