How to stop realsched.exe

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I have RealPlayer (10.5) installed. I know that there are alternatives, but why should I not have the original one installed?

Anyway, anytime I open my Task Manager I see realsched.exe running. It doesn't use any CPU, and it doesn't use much memory, but I don't need it running - I don't want it running!

In RealPlayer settings, I have 'Automatically download and install important updates' off

I also use Autoruns, and in there realsched.exe is unchecked. Yet, every time I start Windows, realsched.exe is running.

Any ideas what is causing this? This really has me baffled...

[tmm88988]

yo pat, try this http://process.networktechs.com/realsched.exe.php

[Coreper]

here is another information link about realshed.exe

something else, what you could try is: press Start > Run > msconfig > goto the Startup tab and look for realsched.exe or something else like that or RealNetworks Scheduler...

if that doesnt work, you could try searching your registry for data about the realsched.exe process for starting it during startup.

this is where you can find the registry values for programs that are loaded at the startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

– these programs automatically start when any user is logged in. It is used for all users on this computer

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

– The programs here start only once when any user is logged in and will be removed after the Windows boot process would have finished.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

– The programs here start only once when any user is logged in and will be removed after the Windows boot process would have finished. Also the RunOnceEx registry key does not create a separate processes. The RunOnceEx registry key also support a dependency list of DLLs that remain loaded while either all the sections or some of the sections are being processed.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

– these programs automatically start when the system is loading before the user logs in. It is used for service applications - antivirus, drivers etc. In Windows NT/2000/XP it could be canceled by admin to use other service startup sections. Read more at services startup

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce

– these programs automatically start only once when the system is loading as service application and items are deleted after the Windows boot process have finished.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

– The programs here automatically start when the current user logs in. It is used only for current logoned user.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

– The programs here automatically start only once when the current user logs in and it will be deleted after the Windows boot process would have finished.

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

– The programs here automatically will be copied into HKEY_CURRENT_USER\...\Run for every new user account.

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

– The programs here automatically will be copied into HKEY_CURRENT_USER\...\RunOnce for every new user account.

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[Chris]

Click the Message Center there are a few options in there.

[Scarecrow Man]

You can always ditch it all together, and use something more lightweight.

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm

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Click the Message Center there are a few options in there.

That did it! (Check only when RealPlayer is running.)