Re: WMP Starts on Reboot - How To Stop It?

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From: mcl (levinemc_at__remove_charter.net)
Date: 05/31/04 

Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 19:54:37 -0500

I've run Spybot. As for:
""HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" in
regedit.exe. There you will likely find a value name entitled "loader". If
this has the data value pointing to wmplayer.exe, delete this registry
value."

I don't have "loader".
I have 5 items:

Default (value not set)
H/PC Connection Agent "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
ActiveSync\WCESCOMM.EXE"
MoneyAgent "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Money\System\Money
Express.exe"
MsnMsgr "C:\Program Files\MSN
Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe" /background
WCPT C:\WINDOWS\System32\wintsvtr.exe

"Chris Lanier [MVP]" <cal2002a@hotmail.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:%23nsSFVpREHA.2496@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Did you read http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html#startup?
>
> --
> Get Instant WMP Answers
> http://tinyurl.com/35rfv
> --
> "mcl" <levinemc@_remove_charter.net> wrote in message
> news:%23klUzGpREHA.3052@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I can start WMP but it also starts whenever I reboot.
> > I've downloaded, updated and used both Spybot Search & Destroy and
> Ad-Aware
> > 6.0. I had them remove everything. Nothing left that they found. But two
> > things still are happening. One is that WMP starts anytime I reboot. The
> > other is I have rather obvious annoying ads which are large, not little
> > popups when I use ie. This is not my system. I'm trying to fix a friends
> > system who is not a computer person who's system was so screwed up it
> should
> > be in the Guinness Book of World Records. She never downloaded updates
or
> > anything. I uninstalled a bunch of stuff. She is using Zonealarm &
Norton
> AV
> > which updates automatically. With her it needs to.
> >
> > "Chris Lanier [MVP]" <cal2002a@hotmail.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> > news:uxgwuWnREHA.568@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > If WMP doesn't open when you click on the icon or the WMP icon has
> changed
> > > it is likely being caused by Malware on your system. There are more
> than
> > a
> > > few programs that will help you get rid of this. Below are some
options
> > for
> > > you to try. If WMP opens at the same time you start your PC you also
> have
> > a
> > > problem with some nasty software on your PC. -
> > > http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html#startup
> > >
> > > PestPatrol
> > > http://pestpatrol.com/PestInfo/w/winpup32.asp
> > >
> > > CWShredder
> > > http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
> > >
> > > Housecall AntiVirus
> > > http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
> > >
> > > Ad-aware
> > > http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
> > >
> > > After you get all of the malware removed then you will want to
reinstall
> > > Windows Media Player over itself. Depending on how WMP was installed
on
> > > your machine you may already have the installer. If you do it is
> located
> > in
> > > C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\Installer. The file name of the
> > > installer is "mpsetupxp.exe"
> > >
> > > If you don't see the folder then run C:\Program Files\Windows Media
> > > Player\setup_wm.exe and that will re-download the installer and
install
> > it.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Get Instant WMP Answers
> > > http://tinyurl.com/35rfv
> > > --
> > > "mcl" <levinemc@_remove_charter.net> wrote in message
> > > news:OGpaXQnREHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > Whenever I reboot Windows Media Player Starts up. It's not in the
> > StartUp
> > > > Directory. I checked all it's settings under tools options and
didn't
> > see
> > > > anything. What am I missing?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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>

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