Tooltip baloon display position (for error notification)

I asked a question closely related to this awhile ago: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2878043/alternative-way-to-notify-the-user-of-an-error

In short, i was trying to find a quick and easy way to notify the user of errors without using popups.

Now i have implemented this using tooltip baloons. The problem is that even if i give it a general location, the little pointed part of the bubble changes position depending on the size of the message (see image attached). Normally, I would use SetToolTip() and assign it a control so that it always points to that control. However the control is a label or image in a statusbar.

private void ShowTooltipBalloon(string title, string msg)
{
    if (this.InvokeRequired)
    {
        this.BeginInvoke(new EventHandler(delegate { ShowTooltipBalloon(title,msg); }));
    }
    else
    {
        ToolTip tt = new ToolTip();
        tt.IsBalloon = true;
        tt.ToolTipIcon = ToolTipIcon.Warning;
        tt.ShowAlways = true;
        tt.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(0xFF, 0xFF, 0x90);
        tt.ToolTipTitle = title;

        int x = this.Width - lblLeftTarget.Width - lblVersion.Width - toolStripStatusLabel8.Width - 10;
        int y = this.Height - lblLeftConnectImg.Height - 60;
        tt.Show(msg, this, x, y, 5000);
    }
}

This is very much out of the scope of the requirements but my boss is a stickler for details, so in addition to solving this, i have to solve it fast. I need something relatively easy to implement that wont "rock the boat" of the current software which i am close to releasing.

That being said, of course i'll listen to any advice, whether it's implementable or not. At least i might learn something. alt text

*EDIT : It seems my image isn't showing. I don't know if it's just my computer. Oh well...

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