Microsoft KB Archive/198051

= How to Disable Windows Media Player URL Display After Setup =

Article ID: 198051

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q198051



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.



SUMMARY
This article describes how to prevent the Windows Media Player Web address (URL) from being opened after installation. You can also customize the URL that is opened.



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After the installation of Windows Media Player for Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, the Windows Media Player URL http://windowsmedia.microsoft.com is opened. This behavior is by design.

To prevent the URL from being displayed (note that you must carry out this step before restarting the computer):

Add the URLAtCompletion string value with a data value of "No" in the following registry key:   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Setup To modify the URL to an URL of your choice (note that you must carry out this step before restarting the computer):

Add the URLAtCompletion string value with a data value of " " in the following registry key   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Setup where is the address of the site you want to display (for example, "http://www.microsoft.com").

If the data value of the URLAtCompletion value is set to "No," Windows Media Player does not open a Web page at the end of Setup. If the data value of the URLAtCompletion value is set to a custom Web page (such as "http://www.microsoft.com"), that Web page is opened at the end of Setup.

NOTES:


 * Windows Media Player removes this setting upon completion of Setup, so you must set this registry key every time you install Windows Media Player.
 * If you must reboot your computer after Setup, Windows Media Player Setup does not open the Web page.

Additional query words: wmpfaq MediaPlayer welcome

Keywords: kbhowto kbsetup KB198051

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