Problems removing qttask from RUN

[BoardBabe]

Im trying to get rid of qttask from RUN with the following regfile, but it seems to re-appear. Any ide?

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime\ActiveX]
"QTTaskRunFlags"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"QuickTime Task"=-

[Sonic]

It's for Current User root key no ?

[HKEY_current_user\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"QuickTime Task"=-

[Shark007]

The regtweak works for me except that any usage of QuickTime puts it back in.

I havent been able to prevent it from replacing itself.

shark

[BoardBabe]

@Shark007: That's probably what happens at my end too

[Shark007]

Well i came up with a solution that works for me.

Note: I do not use the quicktime player whatsoever.

I associate the mov extension to Media Player Classic.

I deleted qttask.exe from the harddrive and removed its path from the registry.

(for unattended removal of the registry setting)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime\ActiveX]"QTTask"=-

"QTTaskRunFlags"=dword:00000002

Rebooted and tested playing QuickTime movies in IE and tested playin mov files in MPC. All worked fine.

a quick note regarding MPC ...

In the player go to View\Options\Tweaks

Check for the settings Send "Now Playing"...

This is enabled by default and can be VERY embarrassing

depending on the title you're watching !

shark

Edited December 4, 2005 by Shark007

[BoardBabe]

a quick note regarding MPC ...

In the player go to View\Options\Tweaks

Check for the settings Send "Now Playing"...

This is enabled by default and can be VERY embarrassing

depending on the title you're watching !

shark

He?

Also I use QT, so I'm guessing deleting qttask.exe might produce some errors?

[Shark007]

Media Player Classic , by default, reports what you are watching

to MSN Messenger just like winamp repots the title of a song you're listening to.

I dont install QT in a usual way, i only use its filter and plugins to enable .mov functionallity.

You should just move qttask.exe to your desktop and temporarily delete the path

from the registry, and see if your player still functions properly.

shark

[Sonic]

You can remove value of qttask and set security "read only" and qt process can't correct the key anymore ...

[BoardBabe]

hmm I just noticed that there is no process called qttask.exe running in the backgournd even though it's under run (qttask.exe -atbottime).

[BoardBabe]

Ok, so here is how I solve it.

The following .cmd file copies preferences files and removes qttask from run (and makes sure it does not come back). When the .cmd is run taskbar icon can no longer be activated. (I have placed this .cmd file along with QuickTime.qtp and com.apple.QuickTime.plist in a WinRAR SFX archive).

@echo off

copy /y QuickTime.qtp "%AllUsersProfile%\Programdata\Apple Computer\QuickTime"
copy /y com.apple.QuickTime.plist "%AllUsersProfile%\Programdata\Apple Computer\QuickTime"

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime\ActiveX" /v "QTTaskRunFlags" /t reg_dword /d "2" /f
reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "QuickTime Task" /f
reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime\ActiveX" /v "QTTask" /f

ren "%ProgramFiles%\QuickTime\qttask.exe" qttask.exe.bak

exit