PC Bootup problem

[The Pool Boy]

Hi guys

I have a small problem when I boot up my PC. it's nothing critical but's it's annoying. Everytime I switch on my PC, Windows Media Player launches, but then gets an error not responding message and I have to quit it.

I don't use Windows Media Player at all, my default is Musicmatch, but Windows Media Player will work if i need it.

Also Windows Messenger comes on each time I start up and has to be closed. i never use this and would like to delete it but can't find the program.

Ideally I'd like neither to pop up. How can I stop them,bearing in mind I don't want to delete Windows Media Player from the PC...

Thanks.

 

[ClubMan]

Maybe [broken link removed] might help?

These Google search results might help on the Messenger issue:



although I seem to recall being able to disable it starting up automatically without editing the registry but I could be wrong.

Warning: only edit your registry or disable startup applications/services etc. if you know what you're doing or are confident that you can recover from problems that might occur (e.g. using Safe Mode booting etc.)

 

[The Pool Boy]

Thanks for that...I've downloaded the startup control panel file to my portable memory and will load it up tonight......