WMP 9.00.00.2980

[Ronald Newton]

The subject version of WMP starts each time I logon. No
movie or audio plays.

I want to disable this automatic starting of Windows Media
Player.

WMP's help does not contain anything useful and I have
attempted to find something in the MS FAQs for WMP.

Help -- my system startup is already long enough without
adding WMP to the list.

My OS is Windows 2000.

 

[david]

This is probably too simple to be a real answer, but did
WMP somehow install a sohrtcut in your "Startup" folder?
If it did, just delete the shortcut. Never saw that happen
before.

 

[Ronald Newton]

You are correct it is not that simple.

Regards,

Ronald Newton

 

[Ronald Newton]

The following procedure should remove Windows Media Player
from the programs that start when a user logs on to the
system:

a. Click Start, and then click Run. (The Run dialog box
appears.)
b. Type regedit

Then click OK. (The Registry Editor opens.)


c. Navigate to the key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Run


d. In the right pane, delete any values that refer to
Window Media Player.

e. Exit the Registry Editor.