windows media player won't shut down

[Perris Calderon]

it closes the screen, it leaves the task bar, but video keeps playing and there is still sound

I have to use task manager to close it down...yes, tried a restart

any ideas?

 

[Sazar]

Under vista I think its a known issue.

 

[Perris Calderon]

Under vista I think its a known issue.

aha...no work around?

 

[Sazar]

Taskmanager > shutdown WMP11 > insert smiley face

 

[Perris Calderon]

Taskmanager > shutdown WMP11 > insert smiley face

has anyone uninstalled and reinstalled the player to a differant folder?

 

[madmatt]

Do you have a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse by chance?

 

[Perris Calderon]

Do you have a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse by chance?

no I don't

 

[madmatt]

Logitech SetPoint? The program likes to keep Outlook and WMP open because of the notifications built into it.

 

[Perris Calderon]

Logitech SetPoint? The program likes to keep Outlook and WMP open because of the notifications built into it.

no logitech either

 

[Snowknight26]

Any plugins? I know the Last.FM plugin sometimes causes that problem.

 

[Perris Calderon]

only thing recently installed was the latest actice sync...that could have done it I guess

 

[LordOfLA]

it happens on a clean vista install. Use taskmanger till they fix it.

I will check it it's fixed on SP1 or not.

 

[Electronic Punk]

Could well be Activesync perris... often affects me to... outlook does the same.

One thing tho, which plugins in WMP do you have enabled? I often find if I disable the one that shows what I am listening to in live messenger it will close properly.

 

[Electronic Punk]

And Perris, you shouldn't need Activesync - it shouldn't even let you install it.
Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 is far superior