Stop windows media player autoplay!

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Stop windows media player autoplay!

With W2k SP2 and Windows media player 7.1, there is an irritating feature I want to disable. Whenever I highlight a media (mp3, mpeg, etc) file, WMP automatically plays it in the preview window. This is incredibly annoying! I don't have Sing...

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#73951 - 08/24/01 02:48 AM Stop windows media player autoplay!
GTwannabe member Registered: 06/03/01 Posts: 198	With W2k SP2 and Windows media player 7.1, there is an irritating feature I want to disable. Whenever I highlight a media (mp3, mpeg, etc) file, WMP automatically plays it in the preview window. This is incredibly annoying! I don't have Single Click enabled. Is there any way to turn this off, or disable WMP in the preview pane? I want to keep web view on for previewing pictures. I have the same problem w/ all 3 machines at work.
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#73954 - 08/24/01 03:17 AM Re: Stop windows media player autoplay!
Hornet303 journeyman Registered: 07/20/00 Posts: 60	just set the folder options to show classic mode. screw the preview thing entirely.
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#74057 - 08/25/01 01:25 AM Re: Stop windows media player autoplay!
GTwannabe member Registered: 06/03/01 Posts: 198	Blargh! Then how will I know which **** pic I'm opening??? Preview is fine for pics, but I don't want Media Player in there.
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