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[astromo]

Apologies if I'm posting in the wrong place but I'm getting a bit hacked off by all this trash album art (i.e. AlbumArt_{*}_*.jpg) that's appearing on my system. If it wasn't a commonly reported problem with Windows Media Player, I'd think it was a virus. For example:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=67704
In my case, WMP is switched off via Windows > Control Panel > Programs & Features > Turn Windows Features on or off
Don't need it cos' MC is my platform of choice. So, I don't understand why they're being created?

Daft question, MC isn't doing some stray artwork process is it?    ?

I did find this historical reference on Interact where AlbumArt_{*}_*.jpg files are specifically mentioned:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=13758.15
but it doesn't help.

I've now made sure my system doesn't produce thumbs.db files as per:
http://www.itguyfixit.com/2009/07/removingdisable-thumbsdb-windows-xp.html
but that's simply a desperate attempt to avoid a regular exercise of deleting redundant files. I'm not convinced that it will help.

I found a folder on the same drive that my MC music files are loaded to named "Artwork" that I don't recall creating. So it got the heave-ho toot sweet.

Am I going nuts? Is this a conspiracy?

Before paranoia sets in good and proper, if anyone out there can give me some constructive assistance I'd be most appreciative...   

[MrC]

Stop using WMP.

[astromo]

Stop using WMP.

Thanks for the advice.

Did you miss the bit where I noted:

In my case, WMP is switched off via Windows > Control Panel > Programs & Features > Turn Windows Features on or off
Don't need it cos' MC is my platform of choice. So, I don't understand why they're being created?

[MrC]

Point WMP and WMC media folders to some non-media junk folder.  Disable all their download options.

I don't know of other programs that write these files.

[marko]

Isn't this caused by Windows sharing media over Workgroup, or DLNA or some such? (even though you're not actually using WMP, Windows is still using it)

You can still run the program even though it's turned off under "Features", at least, it still runs for me here if I launch it directly, and I also have it turned off.

Paste this in the"Run" box: "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" and press enter.
Right click on the WMP toolbar and go to "Tools > Options > Library" and turn off all those "Automatic media information updates for files" options.
Then switch to the privacy tab and make sure that, at the very least, the "Update music files by retrieving info from the internet" is also turned off.

OK out, and close WMP, never to return to it, and you should be sorted with regard to the annoying album art files it creates.

-marko

[astromo]

Point WMP and WMC media folders to some non-media junk folder.  Disable all their download options.

I don't know of other programs that write these files.

Cheers for that.

[astromo]

Isn't this caused by Windows sharing media over Workgroup, or DLNA or some such? (even though you're not actually using WMP, Windows is still using it)

Don't know. That's why I asked the question to people who know more than me. Your suggestion looks like the schizzle.

Trust me. I don't want anything to do with M$'s media software, especially if it rudely writes files that I don't want.

Many thanks. Appreciated.

Hopefully your suggestion works..   

[kstuart]

Some versions of Windows, by default, create Scheduled Tasks that do Media-related things.  If you look at the Microsoft entries in Scheduled Tasks, there may be some things that you might want to disable after doing some research on what they actually do.

[JimH]

Some versions of Windows, by default, create Scheduled Tasks that do Media-related things.  If you look at the Microsoft entries in Scheduled Tasks, there may be some things that you might want to disable after doing some research on what they actually do.

Here's an example:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=67735.0

[astromo]

Thanks for this. You guys are a wealth of good stuff.

Thanks for this.

Here's an example:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=67735.0

I did spot this entry in my trawl of Interact but I didn't give it too much of a read because it was focusing on WHS. I'll give it a look if I get the gremlins returning.