Media Player vs. On Line Store

[Guest Jack Gillis]

I have Windows Media Player 11 installed on my Desktop and my Laptop -- same

build on each and both machines running XP SP3. On the desktop, when I open

a wav, wma, mp3 or any other music file, Media Player tries to get me to

download Napster. On the laptop, it just opens to the Now Playing List.

I've no desire to have Napster or any other such service as I've enough CD's

to last me for quite a while. As far as I can tell, I have Media Player set

up the same on both machines.

 

What can I do to get the desktop to open to the Now Playing List whenever I

open a music file?

 

Thank you.

[Guest Jack Gillis]

Media Player vs. On Line Store

 

Here is my post from yesterday that I now believe did not explain the

situation clearly so I will try again and thank you for your patience.

 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com>

Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general

Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:29 PM

Subject: Media Player vs. On Line Store

 

>I have Windows Media Player 11 installed on my Desktop and my Laptop --

>same build on each and both machines running XP SP3. On the desktop, when

>I open a wav, wma, mp3 or any other music file, Media Player tries to get

>me to download Napster. On the laptop, it just opens to the Now Playing

>List. I've no desire to have Napster or any other such service as I've

>enough CD's to last me for quite a while. As far as I can tell, I have

>Media Player set up the same on both machines.

>

> What can I do to get the desktop to open to the Now Playing List whenever

> I open a music file?

>

> Thank you.

>

 

Revised:

 

I now find, using Regedit, that Napster appears under Services on the

Laptop. That would account for Media Player not trying to download Napster

when started by clicking on the icon for a music file. How it got there,

like J. Buffett, I haven't a clue.

 

Anyway. on my desktop, if I open a music file from its icon, Media Player

opens playing the song but with the window showing "Contacting the Online

Store." And then "contacting the online store" is replaced with a notice

saying "Napster not detected" and directing me to get Napster. I can get

rid of that by switching to Library. However, the next time I select a song

from its icon that dumb Napster message comes back. There is no mention of

Napster in the registry of the Desktop. The Media Guide is the only entry

in the drop down for the online store.

 

If I start Media Player from Start/All Programs, it opens with the Library

showing. Only if I open it by clicking on a music file icon do I nagged

about Napster not being detected.

 

I have run Spybot, Ad-aware and AVG but they all show no problems. I really

don't want to download Napster just to see if doing so will eliminate the

problem.

 

I reinstalled Media Player but that didn't solve the problem either. I

finally restored an Acronis image of my pre-SP3 system but the same problem

occurred so I guess that rules out SP3 as the culprit. (BTW, I've had no

problems installing or running with SP3.)

 

Can some one please help me get rid of this nagging thing?

 

Thanks once again.