how to remove Windows Media Player from the list of Toolbars on the Taskbar

[jvv]

Hi,

I posted about this yesterday on the Windows XP General
newsgroup (902pm April 24) but without any solution. The
problem seems to boil down to this: somehow Windows Media
Player got installed on the list of toolbars accessible
via the taskbar at the bottom of the page.

I've tried the usual solution for removing toolbars
(simply uncheck it), but since it isn't checked to begin
with, nothing happens.

Why is it a problem? Whenever I startup my system, WMP
automatically opens. I also tried several solutions (e.g.
looking in the startup folder - WMP not there, going to
Start > Run > MSConfig, etc. but WMP also not to be found
in there.

Any ideas how to tame WMP? I tried uninstalling it, but
was unsuccessful. Said it was in use.

thanks

[Bruce J. Weiers]

If WMP is opening on startup, then the program itself is set to open at
startup, or a file, which WMP is set to play or open, is set to open on
startup.

Start > Run > msconfig
brings up up the System Configuration Utility and should show you most
everything set to start from the usual locations.

What does WMP do, initially? What does it open/play?

I suppose it is possible that you have been infected with a virus.
Variants of the GAOBOT virus, which are currently spreading very
extensively, put wmplayer into
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices



"jvv" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I posted about this yesterday on the Windows XP General
> newsgroup (902pm April 24) but without any solution. The
> problem seems to boil down to this: somehow Windows Media
> Player got installed on the list of toolbars accessible
> via the taskbar at the bottom of the page.
>
> I've tried the usual solution for removing toolbars
> (simply uncheck it), but since it isn't checked to begin
> with, nothing happens.
>
> Why is it a problem? Whenever I startup my system, WMP
> automatically opens. I also tried several solutions (e.g.
> looking in the startup folder - WMP not there, going to
> Start > Run > MSConfig, etc. but WMP also not to be found
> in there.
>
> Any ideas how to tame WMP? I tried uninstalling it, but
> was unsuccessful. Said it was in use.
>
> thanks
>

[Bruce J. Weiers]

If WMP is opening on startup, then the program itself is set to open at
startup, or a file, which WMP is set to play or open, is set to open on
startup.

Start > Run > msconfig
brings up up the System Configuration Utility and should show you most
everything set to start from the usual locations.

What does WMP do, initially? What does it open/play?

I suppose it is possible that you have been infected with a virus.
Variants of the GAOBOT virus, which are currently spreading very
extensively, put wmplayer into
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices



"jvv" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I posted about this yesterday on the Windows XP General
> newsgroup (902pm April 24) but without any solution. The
> problem seems to boil down to this: somehow Windows Media
> Player got installed on the list of toolbars accessible
> via the taskbar at the bottom of the page.
>
> I've tried the usual solution for removing toolbars
> (simply uncheck it), but since it isn't checked to begin
> with, nothing happens.
>
> Why is it a problem? Whenever I startup my system, WMP
> automatically opens. I also tried several solutions (e.g.
> looking in the startup folder - WMP not there, going to
> Start > Run > MSConfig, etc. but WMP also not to be found
> in there.
>
> Any ideas how to tame WMP? I tried uninstalling it, but
> was unsuccessful. Said it was in use.
>
> thanks
>

[Bruce J. Weiers]

If WMP is opening on startup, then the program itself is set to open at
startup, or a file, which WMP is set to play or open, is set to open on
startup.

Start > Run > msconfig
brings up up the System Configuration Utility and should show you most
everything set to start from the usual locations.

What does WMP do, initially? What does it open/play?

I suppose it is possible that you have been infected with a virus.
Variants of the GAOBOT virus, which are currently spreading very
extensively, put wmplayer into
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunServices



"jvv" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I posted about this yesterday on the Windows XP General
> newsgroup (902pm April 24) but without any solution. The
> problem seems to boil down to this: somehow Windows Media
> Player got installed on the list of toolbars accessible
> via the taskbar at the bottom of the page.
>
> I've tried the usual solution for removing toolbars
> (simply uncheck it), but since it isn't checked to begin
> with, nothing happens.
>
> Why is it a problem? Whenever I startup my system, WMP
> automatically opens. I also tried several solutions (e.g.
> looking in the startup folder - WMP not there, going to
> Start > Run > MSConfig, etc. but WMP also not to be found
> in there.
>
> Any ideas how to tame WMP? I tried uninstalling it, but
> was unsuccessful. Said it was in use.
>
> thanks
>