Suppressing last.fm client in other Vista accounts
January 23, 2008 9:26 AM Subscribe
I share a Vista machine with my wife, and I use the last.fm client in my account. My wife isn't a last.fm user, but the client keeps popping up in her account and prompting her to sign up. How can I suppress this? The last.fm forums, strangely, are no help.
Try using the free program Startup Control Panel to remove the startup entry.
posted by kenchie at 9:42 AM on January 23, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by kenchie at 9:42 AM on January 23, 2008 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Thanks. I've tried zapping the shortcut in the Startup folder, but it keeps regenerating.
posted by futility closet at 10:23 AM on January 23, 2008
posted by futility closet at 10:23 AM on January 23, 2008
I don't have Vista and I don't have the current last.fm download, but this is how I solved the same problem with my older version: I use Winamp to scrobble, so I opened Winamp and right-clicked at the top, which opened the Winamp menu. I picked Options/Preferences/Media Library (or plugins)/Audioscrobbler (or last.fm) and the last.fm menu opens. I unchecked the box that says Show Upgrade Messages. In your more current versions (Vista and the new last.fm plug-in) the path may be slightly different and the wording may be different as well, but you get the gist of it. Good luck.
posted by iconomy at 10:35 AM on January 23, 2008
posted by iconomy at 10:35 AM on January 23, 2008
The startup item in question is probably in your windows registry. The aforementioned Startup Control Panel will let you see it.
posted by TeatimeGrommit at 11:22 AM on January 23, 2008
posted by TeatimeGrommit at 11:22 AM on January 23, 2008
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posted by genghis at 9:36 AM on January 23, 2008