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Vista 64: Please help me get rid of mobsync.exe and wmplayer.exe always running in the background
  1. #1


    Georg Guest

    Vista 64: Please help me get rid of mobsync.exe and wmplayer.exe always running in the background


    I looked around for some time, but i did not get any usable answer.

    I am running Vista Ultima 64 and i ask fior advice applying to Vista and NOT
    2000.

    The Problem:

    using process explorer and tasskmanager i constantly see mobsync.exe running
    as well as wmplayer, invisible in the background.
    It looks like they index something.

    I found out that this must have something to do with either offline files,
    sync center or mediaplayer sharing, maybe also related to the USB sticks i
    have in my PC.



    But no matter what tips and tricks i apply, no matter what i set, what
    service i disable...i cannot get rid of those constantly starting. I dont
    what triggers them!

    I want that mobsync.exe as well as wmplayer NEVER appear in the list of
    running tasks anymore, no "indexing" of my drives, nothing.

    Thank you!

    G.

    Vista U 64
    4GB


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  2. #2


    Jack \(MVP-Networking\). Guest

    Re: Vista 64: Please help me get rid of mobsync.exe and wmplayer.exe always running in the background

    Hi
    Processes like this can be invoked directly, or can be a result of running
    applications that you do need and use these processes.
    If you do not want Indexing then disable the Indexing.
    Otherwise you can use these two free applications (Startup & Process
    Explorer) to snoop around and disable in need applications and startups.
    http://www.ezlan.net/infestation.html#startup
    Jack (MVP-Networking).

    "Georg" <gwrauh1@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:%23D8BwDojIHA.4664@xxxxxx

    >
    > I looked around for some time, but i did not get any usable answer.
    >
    > I am running Vista Ultima 64 and i ask fior advice applying to Vista and
    > NOT 2000.
    >
    > The Problem:
    >
    > using process explorer and tasskmanager i constantly see mobsync.exe
    > running as well as wmplayer, invisible in the background.
    > It looks like they index something.
    >
    > I found out that this must have something to do with either offline files,
    > sync center or mediaplayer sharing, maybe also related to the USB sticks i
    > have in my PC.
    >
    > But no matter what tips and tricks i apply, no matter what i set, what
    > service i disable...i cannot get rid of those constantly starting. I dont
    > what triggers them!
    >
    > I want that mobsync.exe as well as wmplayer NEVER appear in the list of
    > running tasks anymore, no "indexing" of my drives, nothing.
    >
    > Thank you!
    >
    > G.
    >
    > Vista U 64
    > 4GB
    >

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    Michael Bednarek Guest

    Re: Vista 64: Please help me get rid of mobsync.exe and wmplayer.exe always running in the background

    On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:06:35 +0100, "Georg" <gwrauh1@xxxxxx> wrote in
    microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,
    [microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing,
    microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance]:

    >I looked around for some time, but i did not get any usable answer.
    >
    >I am running Vista Ultima 64 and i ask fior advice applying to Vista and NOT
    >2000.
    >
    >The Problem:
    >
    >using process explorer and tasskmanager i constantly see mobsync.exe running
    >as well as wmplayer, invisible in the background.
    [snip]

    I don't know about your problem with wmplayer (it's not constantly
    running here (Windows 6, aka Vista [Business]), but maybe that's because
    I've never run wmplayer), but I managed to extinguish mobsync by
    stopping the service "Offline Files" (CscService) and setting its
    "Startup type" to Manual.

    HTH

    --
    Michael Bednarek http://mbednarek.com/ "POST NO BILLS"

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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