VLC doesn't quit, process still running in background...

[pimphllywd]

VLC doesn't quit, process still running in background...
Hi. I'm having a problem with my WIN XP SP2 OS, trying to use VLC 0.8.2 ( and, for some reason, there is a process running even when the app. is closed. For example, I'll play a file in VLC, close the player (so that It's not showing on task bar, or under apps in WINDOWS TASK MANAGER, but on the PROCESSES tab, there will be one or more instances of VLC.EXE, which I have to end manually. It seems that the number of running processes (VLC.EXE) may correspond to number of times I opened/closed the player. How do I fix thix? Thanks for any advice.

[Mr Cock]

Settings -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Other -> make sure you have "advanced options" checkbox turned on -> Performance Options -> "Allow only one running instance" may help.

If it doesn't, it may actually be a problem with XP and not specifically VLC... not sure, sorry maybe someone with more knowledge than me can answer better.

Still, when this problem happens, if you check your performance graph in the Windows Task Manager is the CPU usage at a continual 100% until you restart explorer ? Because I've experienced similar problems, but I concluded that other apps and not just VLC caused it and it seems to be something with XP's explorer shell. I wish I could solve that, myself.

[unimag]

I confirm what pimphllywd was telling. The program icon disapear from the task bar but the application is still running. We should use the Task Manager to properly kill it. But this is not all. Each time a video is played, VLC freeze. Impossible to play it again, impossible to scroll in the time bar. Impossible to open another video. We must kill the current process before playing anoter video.

[blygman]

Hello,

as suggested by another user, I have resetted all the options in
Settings -> Preferences,

then I have checked all the options in "Advanced -> Other -> Performance Options" (make sure you have the "advanced options" checkbox at the bottom right corner turned on).

Not sure what exactly solved the problem as even if I uncheck all the options above it still works.

[CloudStalker]

Sometimes to effectively delete the settings changes made to preferences you'll have to delete it from the Application Data directory: C:\Documents and Settings\User (you)\Application Data (this folder's hidden; go to the tools/folder option/view to make it visible)\vlc. Delete the "vlc" folder.

This usually resolves the issue of VLC not shutting down after you close it.

[DJ]

There are also some audio card drivers that cause this issue. Most notably Realtec.