windows media player keeps popping up withou prompt

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zinny103090

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hey guys,
so i just got my new monitor today and i got a new keyboard and mouse a few days ago to complete my pseudo desktop setup as ill be using my laptop in place of a tower. so i set the monitor up using an hdmi to connect to my laptop and everything looks nice. but for some reason now, Microsoft media player would randomly pop up without prompt periodically. does anyone know whats the problem here? i though it may have been something to do with connecting the hdmi (causing some kind of auto prompt), but ive connected my laptop to my hdtv before and this has never happened. ive also undefaulted all programs that were defaulted to wmp, its still popping up randomly. i have an lenovo u330 on windows vista home premium sp2.
any help is very appreciated, thanks
Xin
 

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Hello zinny103090,
Try this,

1. Press start,
2. In search bar write, "msconfig" (no quote mark's), press enter,
3. Goto services and look for Windows Media entry's, uncheck one box at a time and press apply, then reboot, keep going until you find the culprit.

Good luck and post your results.

PS.
You may want to try and clean the registry as well. Link below.

Backup your registry when prompted.

CCleaner - Home
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor 300 Gig Maxtor 300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
hey stoney,
i tried what you instructed and so far so good, ive browsed for about an hour and media player has not popped up once. so it seems like it has been fixed. thanks for your help
xin
 

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System One

Glad to help, good luck. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor 300 Gig Maxtor 300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
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