BUG: wmpnscfg.exe running forever after I closed WMP11

[Guest]

I found a bug in WMP11 about Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service
Configuration (wmpnscfg.exe).
I have disabled the service WMPNetworkSvc (Windows Media Player Network
Sharing Service) because I don't use it, but when I open WMP11 and then I
close WMP11 I have wmpnscfg.exe running forever!

Reproduction steps:
1. disable the service WMPNetworkSvc (Windows Media Player Network Sharing)
2. open WMP11 and play something
3. close WMP11
.... and wmpnscfg.exe is running FOREVER! (see the task manager)

 

[Guest]

BillD

I believe you will find it enabled in msconfig (startup).
Disabling it there might help ??

 

[Guest]

I believe you will find it enabled in msconfig (startup).

NO, it's not.
wmpnscfg.exe is executed by WMP11

 

[Guest]

BillD

I stand corrected !

 

[Guest]

BillD

Courtesy of James Dooley [MSFT] 10/2006

To exit that app, run (Note that "/Close" is case sensitive):
"\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe" /Close

To make it not run again, open the registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\HME and set the
DWORD value DisableDiscovery to 2. If you had a UPnP Media Renderer or
control point on your local network, you'd also be able to disable it by
right-clicking on its taskbar icon (which only shows if it finds a UPnP
Media Renderer or control point) and choose "Disable Future Notifications".


As to why it starts running when you've disabled media sharing, that's a bug
in WMP 11 Beta2.


--
James Dooley
Development Lead
Windows Media Devices Group
Microsoft Corp.


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(Firstly you have to check in WMP11 that you have 'no sharing'
then close the program in task manager, then disable in 'Services'
then do the registry bit.)

It appears that this goes back some time, although I haven't
had the problem myself. The registry key mentioned doesn't
appear on my system.

I hope this helps and thanks to James Dooley.