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Computer newbies: Computer starts-Windows Media player pops up on screen

by lhendri479 - 12/3/06 9:00 PM
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Post 1 of 10

Computer starts-Windows Media player pops up on screen

by lhendri479 - 12/3/06 9:00 PM

Computer = This is what I can tell you about my computer so far.

Windows Version and Edition:
MS Windows XP Pro
Version 5.1 (Build 2600 x xpsp_sp2gdr.050301_1519: Service Pack 2)
Physical Memory Available to Windows: 522,224KB
Intel
Pentium 4CPU
2.8 GHz
2.79 GHz
512 MB of RAM

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model Dimension 3000
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~2793 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Dell Computer Corporation A02, 11/8/2004
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name 9JVP5V61\Administrator
Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 241.59 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 1.22 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys




When I turn on computer the file C:\programs\Windows Media Player comes up one my screen. Why? How can I stop this from happening? Thank you very much - lhendri479@aol.com

Post 2 of 10

is it . . .

by frankzxcv - 12/3/06 11:36 PM In reply to: Computer starts-Windows Media player pops up on screen by lhendri479

is ther a shortcut to it (or to a media file that wmp would play) in your startup directory?

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Shortcut to Windows Media player?

by lhendri479 - 12/6/06 12:50 AM In reply to: is it . . . by frankzxcv

There is no shortcut on my desktop for Windows Media. As far as what programs run when I startup, I have forgotten how to disable or enable programs on startup. There IS NOT an icon on my toolbar in the bottom right hand of my screen. I you could tell me what I really need - besides my antivirus - running I will do that. Right now, I jsut do not remember how to find out what programs run on startup and which ones don't. Thank you very much for helping me.

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The question wasn't about ...

by Kees Bakker Moderator - 12/6/06 1:31 AM In reply to: Shortcut to Windows Media player? by lhendri479

what's on your desktop but on what's in your 'startup directory', as you will see when you reread it. That's (in Windows XP) Start>All programs>Startup. Easy to check, easy to answer now.

To see everything that's run on startup: Start>Run>msconfig and go to the Startup tab.

Post your findings of both of this tasks, and we'll see if it shows the secret of media player running.

Kees

Post 5 of 10

Start up programs - response to precious inquiry

by lhendri479 - 1/7/07 10:25 PM In reply to: The question wasn't about ... by Kees Bakker Moderator

Start - All Programs - Startup - (EMPTY)

msconfig = Is there a way to copy and paste these items? Sure would be faster and easier. I tried to do that but it did not work. Yes, I really am a newbie, so please try to be patient. There is a lot of things that I do not know how to do yet. Thank you -

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List of my start up programs

by lhendri479 - 1/7/07 10:57 PM In reply to: Start up programs - response to precious inquiry by lhendri479

Here you go:

E_S412H1
igfxtray
hkcmd
igfxpers
AOL software
jusched
ccApp
os Check
smax4pnp
qttask
ctfmon
wmplugin
AOL

That's it. Thanks for any help.

Post 7 of 10

Stupid Question

by fishohio330 - 12/8/06 2:37 PM In reply to: Computer starts-Windows Media player pops up on screen by lhendri479

I always look for the goofy things first, do you happen to have an audio cd in your cd-rom that media player is detecting when you boot up?

Post 8 of 10

Reply to previous

by lhendri479 - 1/7/07 10:16 PM In reply to: Stupid Question by fishohio330

No CD anywhere in site

Post 9 of 10

Have you tried this?

by byker49 - 1/7/07 11:16 PM In reply to: Reply to previous by lhendri479

Open msconfig.

Click the Startup Tab.

Remove the check mark next to wmplugin.

Post 10 of 10

Wm Player unchecked

by lhendri479 - 1/7/07 11:34 PM In reply to: Have you tried this? by byker49

Took your advice and --- HORRAY!!

Cannot thank you enough!!

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