WMPlayer connect/disconnect

[j lunis]

Vista Home Premium
Don't know if this is a network problem or not but since it involves
WMPlayer.exe, I'm posting here.

Since yesterday I get a Connect/Disconnect tone on my PC every few seconds.
On opening Process Explorer and watching the services, I notice that on
each Connect tone, WMPlayer appears indented under mobsync.exe. On each
Disconnect tone, WMPlayer disappears.
I tried killing both processes (mobsync and wmplayer, but it seems to
make no difference. What is causing this and how do I gt rid of it?

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

In the media player settings, it is set to automatically check for updates?

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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[j lunis]

Hi,

In the media player settings, it is set to automatically check for updates?

Uncertain. Under Media Player options,
Automatic Updates is checked for Once a Month.
Connect to the Internet is unchecked.

Can I just delete it from Vista? Never use it.

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Delete? No. Disable, yes.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

Check for Updates in Windows Vista is just a filtered view of Windows Update
and generally will not be interesting as a trouble-shooting method at this
time. The normal Windows Updates update check would be much more
interesting to ensure being up-to-date on. =\