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Hi,

I'm using VLC 0.8.5 (wxWidgets interface). I've the following problem.

When I have played a DVD with VLC and close VLC, other programs (like Firefox or Thunderbird) don't start any more. Other programs (like Word, Excel) do start but get inresponsive right a way.

The only way to proceed is to turn of the computer!!!

I'm working on a laptop (don't know if that matters...).

Previous versions didn't have this problem.

Check your Task Manager and be sure VLC and the memory are being released. If not VLC may at some point been installed as a service and it will be necessary to uninstall the service in Preferences.

VLC normally does not require being run as a service and this may be checked by opening Windows Control Panel and selecting Administrative Tools, Services and looking for VLC Media Player.

If the service is not present, there is no known conflicts with other programs and VLC releases all processes from memory at the end of the file in use or at closing the player.

Hi DJ,

Thanks for your replay.

As I understand it I should look for all running processes after I have closed VLC (with ctrl-alt-del). (I will translate from Dutch windows version)
- In the first tab (devices) VCL isn't present.
- In the second tab (processes) VCL isn't present, but it may be present with an other procesname. The memory use after closing VCL is 239/1249 MB and the CPU uses between 0 and 2%. Even if a proces of VCL is present it shouldn't be a problem I think (but I'm not an expert.)

Your second sugestion (to look if VLC is running as a service) I do not fully comprehend. (Again I translate from the Dutch Window version). What I did was the following:
- This computer
- Show system info -> a pannel appears with system properties
- I choose the tap "Hardware"
- I choose "device settings"
- I check the device settings for sound, video and games
- VCL isn't present here (nore anywhere else; I checked)

Is this what you mean?

I was wondering could the problem be related to the fact that in the installating of VLC I checked the box to make it possible for VLC running within Firefox?

I checked with HijackThis If VCL starts a proces without my knowing it, but I couldn't find anything. Also look with startuplist; nothing.

... ...


What should I do next?

In your Task Manager the name of the process is "vlc.exe"

The service can be found by opening your Control Panel and selecting Administrative Tools, Services and looking for "VLC Media Player".

So that's what I did...

Is there a way to report this bug?

Post an email on vlc@videolan.org (if you're not on the list, please say so in your message so you get the answers to your email)