Quicktime installs a very annoying process when you install it on Windows XP called qttask.exe that you may often see running in your taskbar and processlist. There is no way to stop it running from within quicktime's preferences. Instead, you must:

• Go to 'Start' -> 'Run'
• Type 'regedit' and click 'OK'
• Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc.\QuickTime\ActiveX
• Find the value QTTaskRunFlags, right click on it and change the value to 0
• Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
  Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
• Delete the value pointing to qttask.exe

That should stop it running automatically when you start windows or when you open Quicktime.

If you are also stuck with iTunes then see this post about removing it after you've installed Quicktime

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Comments:

great! - I really hate that shit.

band.
posted by  Anonymous : June 15, 2005 4:39 AM  

You are a GOD! I always had to right click the icon in the task bar and exit manually which was super annoying :(
posted by  Streamleaf : May 23, 2006 2:33 PM  

Great, thanksomsoghbs
posted by  Anonymous : July 20, 2007 9:03 AM  

Many thanks ... this was irritating me beyond belief ... Al
posted by  Anonymous : November 11, 2007 1:13 PM  

Thanks very much. Got rid of a virus that had taken over quick time.
posted by  Anonymous : November 20, 2007 8:01 PM  

Brilliant - thanks
posted by  Anonymous : January 30, 2008 2:11 PM  

fantastic thanks
posted by  Anonymous : March 28, 2008 11:53 PM  

Thank you so much, Karl. You are great.
Marcel Abel
posted by  Marcel Abel : March 29, 2008 9:53 PM  

Karl,many thanks.
ewa
posted by  Anonymous : April 07, 2008 2:38 PM  

Startup Control Panel applet

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

a small simple tool for disabling start up junk
It also has the option to permanently delete
posted by  Anonymous : June 21, 2008 10:42 AM  

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