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connie
December 5th 03, 01:17 AM
This is a follow up to an earlier post but I dont think
anyone would see the new reply this many days later.
I've quoted the message and the relevant reply...

Subject: Re: keep quicktime from starting in tray ?
From: "Nicholas" > Sent:
5/20/2003 4:06:25 PM

Right-click on the QuickTime icon in the system tray.
Select QuickTime Preferences and remove the checkmark
next to "QuickTime system tray icon", then close the
window.

Next, go to Start > Run and type: MSCONFIG , and hit
enter.
Look under the Startup tab for "qttask" and uncheck the
box
next to it, then click "apply" and reboot.

This procedure should solve your problem.

--
Nicholas

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"Connie" > wrote in message:
...

| I have been wrestling with Quicktime and getting
| frustrated. I run XP home, with sp1 preinstalled, and
| quicktime is also installed. Now, I want the
availabilty
| to use quicktime when *I* happen to want it, but I do
NOT
| want it running in my tray with every boot up. (Nor do
I
| wish to manually exit every single time.)

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I couldnt try this as it wasn't loading for awhile.
I cant figure out what's putting it back.
When I right click on the tray icon, "quicktime
preferences" is greyed out.
I have removed it from the startup configuration (though
I dont use msconfig, I use start manager) and it keeps
putting itself back in the startup sequence in the
registry. Not consistently but erraticly. Possibly when
its called up to view something online? My daughter likes
to view cartoon drawings and graphics on the web, maybe
thats loading the program and its auto resetting itself
to the tray startup.

Basically I just remove it again every time it goes back.
It appears to be version 5.0
Any ideas???

Thanks-
Connie S.
(real email address available by piblic forum request)

Sharon F
December 5th 03, 01:17 AM
connie wrote:
> This is a follow up to an earlier post but I dont think
> anyone would see the new reply this many days later.
> I've quoted the message and the relevant reply...
>
> Subject: Re: keep quicktime from starting in tray ?
> From: "Nicholas" > Sent:
> 5/20/2003 4:06:25 PM
>
> Right-click on the QuickTime icon in the system tray.
> Select QuickTime Preferences and remove the checkmark
> next to "QuickTime system tray icon", then close the
> window.
>
> Next, go to Start > Run and type: MSCONFIG , and hit
> enter.
> Look under the Startup tab for "qttask" and uncheck the
> box
> next to it, then click "apply" and reboot.
>
> This procedure should solve your problem.
>
> --
> Nicholas
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
>
> "Connie" > wrote in message:
> ...
>
>> I have been wrestling with Quicktime and getting
>> frustrated. I run XP home, with sp1 preinstalled, and
>> quicktime is also installed. Now, I want the availabilty
>> to use quicktime when *I* happen to want it, but I do NOT
>> want it running in my tray with every boot up. (Nor do I
>> wish to manually exit every single time.)
>
> --------
>
> I couldnt try this as it wasn't loading for awhile.
> I cant figure out what's putting it back.
> When I right click on the tray icon, "quicktime
> preferences" is greyed out.
> I have removed it from the startup configuration (though
> I dont use msconfig, I use start manager) and it keeps
> putting itself back in the startup sequence in the
> registry. Not consistently but erraticly. Possibly when
> its called up to view something online? My daughter likes
> to view cartoon drawings and graphics on the web, maybe
> thats loading the program and its auto resetting itself
> to the tray startup.
>
> Basically I just remove it again every time it goes back.
> It appears to be version 5.0
> Any ideas???
>
> Thanks-
> Connie S.
> (real email address available by piblic forum request)

Connie,
Some programs are very persistent about running at setup. If they have been
disabled by a startup tool, they will add themselves back in. To get rid of
these you need to check the menus of the program for a way to disable it at
startup. If no menu setting is available, manually remove the program from
the RUN keys in the registry that keep track of startup programs.


--
Sharon F
Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User

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