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"marcfest@gmail.com" wrote:

> Hello -
>
> I am trying to find out how to change the text inside the tooltip that
> appears when mousing over a URL shortcut icon inside the Windows XP
> Quick Launch area. It should be easy doing a rename via right-click but
> it does not seem to work.
>
> To replicate my problem, please do the following:
>
> 1. Go to http://www.onlinehomebase.com/test.html
>
> 2. Drag the link called "test" into your Windows XP Quick Launch Area
> and create a short cut there.
>
> When mousing over the icon, the tooltip on my computer says "Yahoo!
> http://www.yahoo.com/".
>
> I want it to change so that the tooltip reads "abc".
>
> However, right-clicking the icon, and choosing rename and setting the
> name to "abc" does not change the tool tip.
>
> Any idea how to change the tooltip to read "abc"?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Marc.
>
>