If you right-click it and use Run As Administrator to launch it, does it
then work?
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"Jason" <Jason@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> My wmplayer.exe can't be detected in the processes tab even i've already
> started my windows media player, so i cannot end the process.
>
> "Rob" wrote:
> Quote:
>> When this happens, press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to start Task Manager, select the
>> Processes tab and you'll find the wmplayer.exe process is already running
>> (although it doesn't appear on the Applications tab). Select it and
>> choose
>> End Process.
>>
>> I've no idea why, but some bug in Vista causes wmplayer to start whenever
>> the PC is restarted or brought out of sleep, but without its window
>> showing.
>> You can't run two instances of wmplayer, and as Vista assumes you're
>> trying
>> to run a second instance when you click Windows Media Player, it silently
>> ignores you.
>>
>>