I turned my computer on one morning to find that the Windows media player kept popping up. Every time I shut it down, it would pop up 2 seconds later. I got the player to stop popping up, but the volume control box still keeps popping up every two seconds, alternating between "volume" and "muting".
Any ideas as to why this is happening and how I can get it to stop before it drives me totally insane?
I have ran virus checks, etc., and everything is fine in that regards.
2007-05-21 15:08:51 · 3 answers · asked by cptkmwallman 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
It is a Sony Vaio laptop, approximately one year old. Microsoft Windows XP, 2002 edition, Home version.
2007-05-21 15:10:51 · update #1
it could be a problem with the newly installed plugins....
try uninstalling and reinstalling media player or...
try upgrading it to media player 11
if the problem still persist, do msconfig to see if there are any unwanted media player related items in the startup menu and disable the same....
2007-05-21 15:20:02 · answer #1 · answered by vcs.vetha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have another media player, such as Quick Time, Real Player, etc? If so, it could be a conflict, and Windows Media Player is trying to get you to make a choice as to which one you want to play your media. Have you recently added another player? If so, that could be the problem.
2007-05-21 15:36:48 · answer #2 · answered by Sharon S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hello
please go to cmd (command prompt) and type msconfig
there you find startup tab, unchek windows media file .
then it will not popup
with regards
ravi
2007-05-21 16:19:02 · answer #3 · answered by ravi n 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋