quick time annoys me

tychotycho Santa Barbara, California!
edited August 2006 in Internet & Media
Okay so i want quick time on my computer so that i can watch movie trailers on the apple site every now and then, but the stupid player wants to have itself run in my system tray whenever i startup the computer and i can't figure out how to get it to go away. it isn't in the startup folder and i cannot find a check box or anything in the quick time preferences.

Does anyone know how to get it not to start up in the system tray?
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  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    Go to the Control Panel. Double click the Quicktime Icon. Use the drop down arrow to naviaget to "Browser Plug-in." Uncheck "Quicktime system tray icon."

    You should be good to go. :)
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    check registry hive:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\

    or

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\

    and see if there's any reference to QuickTime Task or QTTASK and then just delete that entry :)
  • tychotycho Santa Barbara, California!
    edited July 2003
    mine definitly doesn't have that setting....
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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    Yeah do what I said -- it'll work
  • tychotycho Santa Barbara, California!
    edited July 2003
    prime - the entry listed as "Quick Time task" ?

    edit: i read the rest of your post... never mind here goes

    okay thanks, hopefully that rids my computer of that annoyance
  • WuGgaRoOWuGgaRoO Not in the shower Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    i CANNOT stand quicktime..nor can i stan real player
  • tychotycho Santa Barbara, California!
    edited July 2003
    yeah i really can't stand either of them either but i do like to watch the apple.com movie trailers and quick time is the easiest way
  • WuGgaRoOWuGgaRoO Not in the shower Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    oh no...its homestar runner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • tychotycho Santa Barbara, California!
    edited July 2003
    :D
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    Homestar! I din't know you needed to shave!
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    If you've not gotten it sorted yet, you can also do it thru msconfig.
  • LINLIN Tri_State Area
    edited July 2003
    Trekky8472 said

    Go to the Control Panel. Double click the Quicktime Icon. Use the drop down arrow to naviaget to "Browser Plug-in." Uncheck "Quicktime system tray icon."

    You should be good to go. :)

    Thanx, Trekky, that's been bothering me for some time now. :)


    LIN
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    one thing tho:

    if you check that box, QTTASK is still running in the background, it just doesn't show up in the systray anymore. Deleting the reg key will actually kill it for real.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2003
    What really frosts me is that many times after watching a quicktime video it will re-insert its mangy self into your startup list. I run msconfig after every time I use it (which is as little as possible).

    I would gleefully join any angry mob which was attacking companies that decide that you MUST have their garbage loaded at all times. It's enough to make me want to stay loaded, too.:D


    Prof
    (When the mob gathers, look for me. I'll be the one sharpening my pitchfork:p )
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    I don't care if it's running. I just don't like a cluttered system tray. :)
  • tychotycho Santa Barbara, California!
    edited July 2003
    yeah prime's method killed it for good on my system

    ill be right there behind ya prof... just let me know when this angry mod is starting up
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    Oh, I dont, Its cinnemen :p

    QT still annoys me imensely with its `upgrade to quicktime pro` message. NEVER!!.

    NS
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    So... "Upgarde to Quicktime Pro." ;)
  • CaffeineMeCaffeineMe Cedar Rapids, IA
    edited July 2003
    Real and Quicktime annoy me. I'm not too happy w. WMF files either...any file that requires a proprietary player, UGH! I don't count DOC, XLS and their ilk, their so ubiquitous that's it's not an issue (for me). But media files ought to be portable from one OS/platform to any other. MPEG and AVI, for video, are the shizzle.
  • SlickSlick Upstate New York
    edited July 2003
    You can just go to run. Type msconfig, move to startup tab and uncheck the quick time task manager or whatever its called. I also use a program called Regcleaner, I believe it does the equivilant.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    Removing from msconfig doesn't work for me with Real Player. I remove the registry entry and from msconfig and the damn thing still starts up and has something running :(
  • SlickSlick Upstate New York
    edited July 2003
    Just remove realplayer :D. Just playing with you, guess it is really about prefrence.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    I don't like it. I just use it cause my mom needs it for a specific radio station. :aol:
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    I use RealOne Player for streaming audio because I feel it is the best one, and it never gives me and hassle or anything, only thing that ever runs is that when I tell it to.

    NS
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited July 2003
    At least WinAMP can play Windows Media files, if you get the full version.
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    I've gotten my WinAMP 2.91 install to play everything except .mov files. I can't find a plug-in that implements it (and no, VideoObject doesn't count because it has broken .mov support). Other than that, it interfaces quite nicely with any Video for Windows and DirectShow filters you've installed (XviD, DivX, WMV, MPEG).

    I don't think it does Real, but who cares about Real? One less piece of spyware.

    -drasnor :fold:
  • citrixmetacitrixmeta Montreal, Quebec Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    i use QuickTime Alternative 1.22

    works great!

    http://www.softrom.ro/11100.asp
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    I've got QT alternative, which gets rid of the annoying Apple crap, but I still can't play .mov in WinAmp. I'm betting that the reason is because WinAmp doesn't understand the .mov container, so I need some sort of parser for it. Unfortunately, all I can find is from 2000 (pre-Winamp 2.x video support) so it implements its own player and conflicts with all my other video hacks and plugs. Anyone know of a .mov parser for WinAmp?

    -drasnor :fold:
  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited December 2003
    drasnor had this to say
    I've got QT alternative, which gets rid of the annoying Apple crap

    What Apple crap are you referring to, and why is it so annoying?


    Dexter...
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Probably the things that keep starting on Startup, that and the "UPGRADE TO QUICKTIME PRO!!!!! message that pisses everyone off so much.

    Primes mode of removing it wont work as it will simply add itself to the startup again when you run Quicktime.

    NS
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