Windows Meda Player: Closes...but Does Not Shut Down

Hello.

I just got a new computer with Vista Home Premium, and have a question
about Windows Media Player. I've searched various help documentation
and could not find the answer, so I'd like to ask it here.

When I click the X toaster in the upper right hand corner, it does not
shut down the player. The player is not visible on screen, but it
still plays the media in the background.

Also, when I right-click the taskbar icon and select CLOSE, the same
thing happens.

In order to stop playing the media AND close the player, I have to
click the STOP button, and then close the player.

Is there a way to shut the player down completely, totally, by just
clicking the X toaster, or by selecting CLOSE in the taskbar icon's
right-click menu?

If so, what is the procedure?

T. Hulot

This should mean that one of your drivers is locking up. Does it happen if
you only play an audio-only file and then shut it down?
What sound card do you have?
What video card do you have?
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#wontstop

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"Tati Hulot" <tatiZhulot@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello.
>
> I just got a new computer with Vista Home Premium, and have a question
> about Windows Media Player. I've searched various help documentation
> and could not find the answer, so I'd like to ask it here.
>
> When I click the X toaster in the upper right hand corner, it does not
> shut down the player. The player is not visible on screen, but it
> still plays the media in the background.
>
> Also, when I right-click the taskbar icon and select CLOSE, the same
> thing happens.
>
> In order to stop playing the media AND close the player, I have to
> click the STOP button, and then close the player.
>
> Is there a way to shut the player down completely, totally, by just
> clicking the X toaster, or by selecting CLOSE in the taskbar icon's
> right-click menu?
>
> If so, what is the procedure?
>
> T. Hulot

Hello, sorry for the delay in replying.

The computer is brand new. It's a Hewlett Packard Pavilion d4790y
that I had the company customize.

The copy of Vista Home Premium is retail. I bought the full version,
not OEM or an upgrade. I formatted the hard drive and installed it
clean.

The sound is integrated into the motherboard. I know there's a
RealTek High Definition Audio component on it. Beyond that, I admit
I'm not entirely sure what the audio component is.

The video card is an NVidia GeoForce 7500 LE.

The problem occurs when I play anything--ANYTHING--in Windows Media
Player. It affects audio files and video files. The format of the
file doesn't matter.

If you need further information from me, please let me know. Thank
you.

J. Danniel

(I'm not going to use a pseudonym.)

>
>This should mean that one of your drivers is locking up. Does it happen if
>you only play an audio-only file and then shut it down?
>What sound card do you have?
>What video card do you have?
> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#wontstop
>
>--
>Speaking for myself only.
>See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.