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disable first-run in WMP9

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@Alanoll: I think that should fix you, too. I use MPC, too, sometimes, and I no linger see a box about which program to use for opening certain files. Like much of this stuff, it bugs the hell out of me so I have to have it my way, it is like pulling teeth to find the info somewhere, and then once I get it straightend out ... I flush my local buffers, and forget. Sometimes I write it down, and then forget where I wrote it ...


I had long suspected it was that blasted LegacyDisable, i think I even posted about it.....though I never got around to actually adding it. I'm completely renovating my DVD over the next few days, guess I'll add it. :)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Media Player License Autoaccept
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]
"GroupPrivacyAcceptance"=dword:00000001

This will disable the first run screen completely, for every user. However, it stops quicklaunch and some start menu items from being propegated properly.

GreenMachine: I may be ignorant, but could you explain these:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AIFFFile\shell\open]

"LegacyDisable"=-

(I think that disables WiMP from playing file types, is that correct?)

and:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{2C7339CF-2B09-4501-B3F3-F3508C9228ED}]

"StubPath"=hex(2):00,00

(What the hell is 'Stubs')

Cheers.

it stops WMP from stealing the associations, or not letting other programs take them fully.

You'll get that box that comes up asking which you want to use to load the file type.

Navigate to that key in your registry. You have it. It's like a little mini-setup that is started when a new user is created and logged in for the first time. It creates the default settings such as file associations and WMP settings in this instance.

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Media Player License Autoaccept
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]
"GroupPrivacyAcceptance"=dword:00000001

WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now, THAT was what was needed all along.

@neophyte, Thanks a million.

This will disable the first run screen completely, for every user. However, it stops quicklaunch and some start menu items from being propagated properly.
That would be _exactly_ what I want. I would like it if file-associations were not tampered with by WMP as well.

Well, an exciting episode comes to an end folks.

WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THAT was what was needed all along.

@neophyte, Thanks a million.

Glad to be of assitance.

Thanks for the answers too, alanoll :)

  • 1 month later...

i've also been searching for this long time...thanx neophyte

so, once again in this new page:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences]

"AcceptedPrivacyStatement"=dword:00000001

"FirstRun"=dword:00000000

;Media Player License Autoaccept

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]

"GroupPrivacyAcceptance"=dword:00000001

Here are the keys I add for WMP10 Final, sorry for the long list :)

;Disables Preview of Movie file formats (allowing you to move/rename/delete without errors)

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\ShellEx]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpg\ShellEx]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpe\ShellEx]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpeg\ShellEx]

;Do Not Receive Media Player Licences

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences]

"SilentAcquisition"=dword:00000000

;Disable Media Player identification through Internetsites

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences]

"SendUserGUID"=dword:00000000

;Don't ask if I want to upgrade Media Player - 1.21

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\PlayerUpgrade]

"AskMeAgain"="no"

;Disable Auto-Update in Windows Media Player - 1.21

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]

"DisableAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001

;Enable MP3 encoding in Windows Media Player

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Settings\MP3Encoding]

"LowRate"=dword:00017700

"MediumRate"=dword:0001F400

"MediumHighRate"=dword:0002EE00

"HighRate"=dword:0003E800

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer]

"EnableAutoUpgrade"="no"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences]

"UpgradeCheckFrequency"=hex:01,00,00,00

"StretchToFit"=dword:00000001

"AutoMetadataCurrentDownloadCount"=dword:00000000

"AutoMetadataCurrent500ServerErrorCount"=dword:00000000

"AutoMetadataCurrent503ServerErrorCount"=dword:00000000

"AutoMetadataCurrentOtherServerErrorCount"=dword:00000000

"AutoMetadataCurrentNetworkErrorCount"=dword:00000000

"AutoMetadataLastResetTime"=dword:08d207ae

"AcceptedPrivacyStatement"=dword:00000001

"SilentAcquisition"=dword:00000000

"SendUserGUID"=hex:00

"MetadataRetrieval"=dword:00000000

"UsageTracking"=dword:00000000

"DisableMRU"=dword:00000001

"Migrated59R"=dword:00000001

"Migrated130"=dword:00000001

"Migrating"=dword:00000000

"SyncPlaylistsAdded"=dword:00000001

"MigrationSchema"="{97D9A710-B59F-43E5-86AC-26C21F8B12D3}"

"MigrationPercentage"=dword:00000064

"TrackFoldersDirectories0"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\Administrator\\My Documents\\My Videos"

"TrackFoldersDirectories"=dword:00000003

"TrackFoldersDirectories1"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Documents\\My Music"

"TrackFoldersDirectories2"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Documents\\My Videos"

"LaunchIndex"=dword:00000001

"LastLibraryBasket"=dword:00000000

"AppColorLimited"=dword:00000000

"LibraryPaneVisible"=dword:00000001

"LibraryHasBeenRun"=dword:00000001

"LastContainer"="{CC3D0211-9655-11D3-BA86-0000F80855E6}"

"LastContainerMode"=dword:00000000

"TranscodedFilesCacheSize"=dword:00000d90

"TranscodedFilesCacheDefaultSizeSet"=dword:00000001

"ShowAppTitlebarVTen"=dword:00000001

"CurrentBackgroundScanFolder"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Documents\\My Music\\Sync Playlists\\00098CE1"

"LibraryLastHScroll"=dword:00000000

"LastRadioPresetFetchDay"=dword:00000008

"BackgroundScanCompleteDate"="9/8/2004 6:11:31 PM"

"ShowMinimizeDialog"=dword:00000000

"FirstRun"=dword:00000000

"X"="105"

"Y"="63"

"Width"="838"

"Height"="598"

"Maximized"="0"

"Volume"=dword:00000032

"ModeShuffle"=dword:00000000

"ModeLoop"=dword:00000000

"Mute"=dword:00000000

"Balance"=dword:00000000

"CurrentEffectType"="Battery"

"CurrentEffectPreset"=dword:00000000

"VideoZoom"=dword:00000064

"ShrinkToFit"=dword:00000000

"ShowEffects"=dword:00000001

"ShowFullScreenPlaylist"=dword:00000000

"NowPlayingQuickHide"=dword:00000000

"ShowTitles"=dword:00000001

"ShowCaptions"=dword:00000000

"NowPlayingPlaylist"=dword:00000001

"NowPlayingMetadata"=dword:00000000

"NowPlayingSettings"=dword:00000001

"CurrentDisplayView"="VizView"

"CurrentSettingsView"="EQView"

"CurrentMetadataView"="MediaInfoView"

"CurrentDisplayPreset"=dword:00000000

"CurrentSettingsPreset"=dword:00000000

"CurrentMetadataPreset"=dword:00000000

"UserDisplayView"="VizView"

"UserWMPDisplayView"="VizView"

"UserWMPSettingsView"="EQView"

"UserWMPMetadataView"="MediaInfoView"

"UserDisplayPreset"=dword:00000000

"UserWMPDisplayPreset"=dword:00000000

"UserWMPSettingsPreset"=dword:00000000

"UserWMPMetadataPreset"=dword:00000000

"UserWMPShowSettings"=dword:00000001

"UserWMPShowMetadata"=dword:00000000

"ShowAlbumArt"=dword:00000000

"RandomFolderName"="000B5DCF"

"LastPlaylist"=hex:00,00,00,00,43,00,3a,00,5c,00,44,00,6f,00,63,00,75,00,6d,00,\

65,00,6e,00,74,00,73,00,20,00,61,00,6e,00,64,00,20,00,53,00,65,00,74,00,74,\

00,69,00,6e,00,67,00,73,00,5c,00,41,00,64,00,6d,00,69,00,6e,00,69,00,73,00,\

74,00,72,00,61,00,74,00,6f,00,72,00,5c,00,41,00,70,00,70,00,6c,00,69,00,63,\

00,61,00,74,00,69,00,6f,00,6e,00,20,00,44,00,61,00,74,00,61,00,5c,00,4d,00,\

69,00,63,00,72,00,6f,00,73,00,6f,00,66,00,74,00,5c,00,4d,00,65,00,64,00,69,\

00,61,00,20,00,50,00,6c,00,61,00,79,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,\

42,00,35,00,44,00,43,00,46,00,2e,00,77,00,70,00,6c,00,00,00

"LastPlaylistQuery"=""

"LastPlaylistIndex"=dword:00000000

"NextLaunchIndex"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\EqualizerSettings]

"Bypass"=dword:00000000

"Preset"=dword:00000015

"Level1"=hex:ab,aa,82,40

"Level2"=hex:72,9b,2c,40

"Level3"=hex:9f,25,50,c0

"Level4"=hex:0c,d3,d9,c0

"Level5"=hex:7e,9b,f8,c0

"Level6"=hex:9c,8d,91,c0

"Level7"=hex:82,23,12,c0

"Level8"=hex:8e,0f,af,bf

"Level9"=hex:3a,f7,ed,3f

"Level10"=hex:87,a9,17,40

"EnhancedAudio"=dword:00000000

"SpeakerSize"=dword:00000001

"TruBassLevel"=hex:00,00,a0,40

"WowLevel"=hex:00,00,d0,40

"Normalization"=dword:00000000

"CrossFade"=dword:00000000

"CrossFadeWindow"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\Library]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\Library\mlAllTracks]

"SaveLaunchIndex"=dword:00000001

"SortOrder"="DisplayArtist"

"SortAscending"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\HTTP]

"ProxyStyle"=dword:00000001

"ProxyName"=""

"ProxyPort"=dword:00000050

"ProxyBypass"=dword:00000000

"ProxyExclude"=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\MMS]

"ProxyStyle"=dword:00000000

"ProxyName"=""

"ProxyPort"=dword:000006db

"ProxyBypass"=dword:00000000

"ProxyExclude"=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences\ProxySettings\RTSP]

"ProxyStyle"=dword:00000000

"ProxyName"=""

"ProxyPort"=dword:0000022a

"ProxyBypass"=dword:00000000

"ProxyExclude"=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Setup]

"InstallResult"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Setup\CreatedLinks]

@="Windows Media Player"

"AppName"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\WINDOW~2\\wmplayer.exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Setup\UserOptions]

"DesktopShortcut"="no"

"QuickLaunchShortcut"="no"

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@pdmacmohan and buletov

Please make use of CODE blocks in your posts - makes it a lot easier on the eyes, and to spot what you are actually saying.

If you want disable WMP9 first run configuration try this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]
"GroupPrivacyAcceptance"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\LocalMachine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]
"GroupPrivacyAcceptance"=dword:00000001

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Well, that's actually supposed to have been asked in a board-related thread....

Anyway, here's a page that describes the tags you can use while posting - using the

 tags.

And lets keep further discussion on topic please - how to post, and board-features related questions are explained if you see the help available in the forum (the botton in topmost bar, at the left-side).

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