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I noticed the same problem a few months ago, thought it may have been down to my system or settings. I also found it didn't happen with 1.0.5, so I have two versions of VLC installed and use 1.0.5 for the 'problem' stuff. Keep installing each update in hope of a fix, but as you say, no luck yet.

I also downloaded version 1.1.8 from the official download link on this site this afternoon and scanned it with Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 before installing and got the all clear. But after running VLC player once I got a virus infection alert for 'Trojan.Win32.TDSS.ccpy' in 'vlc-1.1.8-win32.e...

I have been using 'jackofblades' workaround of 'Docked Playlist' unchecked in the view menu, with the Playlist window behind the main VLC window (not minimised to the taskbar), which I find always enables the vlc.exe to terminate when closing the VLC main window with its X button, even when it has f...

BUT! If I use the start menu shortcut called "VLC media player skinned" that installing VLC creates, then the unloading problem does not occur at all! (vlc.exe -Iskins is the command line switch the shortcut uses) When I run VLC "skinned", this is what happens: no tray icon is c...

I also have this problem with v1.1.0 and now v1.1.1, am running windows xp pro sp3. My work around is to use a custom skin, my choice is 'Askin' , this lets me exit normally when playing files, unless I have accessed the preferences menu or some of the other VLC style menus (opening any folder seems...