mediaplayer issues

All,
Numerous issues here with Mediaplayer...
1. wmplayer is always present in the process manager - even without firing up the application.
2. Mediaplayer will not play any of the default visualisations. I have tried the default video drivers and the ATI beta 2 drivers - still no joy.
3 Mediaplayer will not minimise to the 'task bar'? When you click on minimize it should do so, with all its controls visible etc...
4. When adding Mediaplayer as a toolbar - it adds the 'address bar' instead, and where it says 'add mediaplayer' the text is all gibberish!
Ok, this is a new build (beta2), after a format, nothing complicated on machine.
Wondering if anyone had fixs/workarounds for any of this?
TIA
CeNo.

#4 is noted in the release notes for the build you have. It is fixed in later builds.
1-3 sounds like you are having bad driver problems. What video card / driver are you using?
-- Windows Media Development Team (speaking for myself only) See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. --
"CeNo" wrote in message

All,
Numerous issues here with Mediaplayer...
1. wmplayer is always present in the process manager - even without firing up the application.
2. Mediaplayer will not play any of the default visualisations. I have tried the default video drivers and the ATI beta 2 drivers - still no joy.
3 Mediaplayer will not minimise to the 'task bar'? When you click on minimize it should do so, with all its controls visible etc...
4. When adding Mediaplayer as a toolbar - it adds the 'address bar' instead, and where it says 'add mediaplayer' the text is all gibberish!
Ok, this is a new build (beta2), after a format, nothing complicated on machine.
Wondering if anyone had fixs/workarounds for any of this?
TIA
CeNo.