How to Disable Windows Media Player URL Display After Setup (198051)

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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 "<url>" in the following registry key

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Setup
				

where <url> 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.