1. Are you saying that at boot-up (powering-up Computer) it launches a screen which you call Dell Media.
2. If it is Dell Media Experience - then advise me as I had same problem to solve.
1. A menu exists in DMX Deluxe Version - and maybe in Basic Version also - to prevent DMX screen displaying at boot-up.
2. In the deluxe version of DMX you perform paragraph 3 & 4.sequence; (if however you have DMX Basic version it may be identical or similar.
3. DO THIS: Click(>)Desktop DMX icon > "Settings" in main window. Now you should see at top RH side - "Startup Destination". Now when you toggle "arrows <>" it displays text in the blue strip, either, "To Windows" or "To Dell Media Experience". SET TO "To Windows"
4. Now to be sure of correct operation SHUTDOWN computer and then BOOTUP again,
............. DMX should have gone at startup - hopefully.
Best Regards .........................cdtUK..............................
I don't have an icon on my desktop for this. I opened it up using the Start button and found the menus that you 'toggle' through - although it wasn't called Settings.
There isn't an option for me to change as you described.
Did this solve the problem for you or do you have any more ideas for me.
1. From your last message I reckon you have the Basic version of Dell Media Experience (DMX) in which case my information to disable the launching at BootUp is inaccurate as it pertains to DMX Deluxe version only. To answer your question, Yes! it did solve the problem for DMX Deluxe.
2. I would expect that the (DMX) Basic software program would have to include a Menu feature to disable the opening screen. I do not recall how the screens and Menu items are displayed in the Basic version.
3. What is needed is a step-by-step (Click-by-Click) description so that you can follow it to disable your own DMX Basic at launch.
4. You need to place a message here to get this from a Forum member who has the program, but that would be the long way round as I just as well do that for you in this thread – so here goes!
……….URGENT…………. URGENT………
4.1 This is for Sundayegirl who has the Basic version of Dell Media Experience and wants to disable the display of the program main screen at BootUp. Will Forum members please look at your DMX screens and discover the procedure for disabling at Bootup. The information for Sundayegirl will need to be Click-by-Click steps with named menu items given. Please post a message to Sundayegirl at earliest opportunity – Thanks.
Good Luck……….cdtUK
ps Remember I will be able to view the threads in response to above – so as to keep in touch.
I just recently started to have the same problem on my Inspiron. As Sundayegirl says, it's not the software that is opening at boot up but the Folder Dell (which is under Program Files and contains the Media Experience software). I ran msconfig and looked at all the startup items (since there wasn't anything in my StartUp folder itself). This folder opening seems to be related (on my notebook anyway) with the program memcard.exe (Memory Card Manager) which came with my Dell AIO Printer 942. If I uncheck this file in msconfig startup, then the folder does not open.
The folder only started opening recently after I purchased a digital camera and have been using Memory Card Manager to copy photos off of it and onto my notebook. It didn't open at first. . .just in the last couple of days. Could I have accidentally made a setting in Memory Card Manager when using it that is now causing this folder to open on boot-up?
I don't know if Sundayegirl has this printer and if memcard.exe is also running on her system, but it seems an odd coincidence that it's the same folder that's opening on bootup.
I contacted Dell Support directly, but didn't realise that software support doesn't exist on-line (even though Dell supplied this software!)
Anyway, does anyone have any ideas as why this is happening and how to stop it (short of stopping memcard.exe itself from loading, which is always an option.)
This one may need a new post to get it to the attention of some of the Forum Boffins.
However, a couple of things to do might be worth while:.........................
A. If your Dell Media Experience (DMX) Version has a menu allowing you to specify whether DMX launches its screen at bootup or alternatively to "To Windows" you could do this:
1. A menu exists in
DMX Deluxe Version - and
maybe in Basic Version also - to prevent DMX screen displaying at boot-up.
2. Do this - Click(>)Desktop DMX icon > "Settings" in main window. Now you should see at top RH side - "Startup Destination" Now when you toggle "arrows <>" it displays in the blue strip either, "To Windows" or "To Dell Media Experience". Set to "To Windows"
3. Now to be sure of correct operation Shutdown computer and then Bootup again; DMX should have gone at startup - hopefully.
4. For you try both menu options.
and...................................
B. What if you were to relocate DMX from Dell to the usual place C:/Programs. The reason I suggest this is that both DMX and Memory Card Manager are Media related software - its worth a try to prevent DMX/Dell relationship working.
I'll post it as a new post to see. I know what you're talking about with the DMX settings. When this folder started popping up I looked at DMX to see what was going on there.
But I think that fact that it's the Dell folder which contains two sub-folders, one of which is DMX and the other I can't remember right now (I'm not at the Inspiron at the moment) is coincidental. It's not DMX that's opening but Windows Explorer, at this particular folder (which just shows the two sub-folders).
I'll try moving the folder as you suggest to see what happens then.
cdtUK
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January 27th, 2006 13:00
2. If it is Dell Media Experience - then advise me as I had same problem to solve.
Regards..................cdt UK.
sundayegirl
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January 27th, 2006 17:00
Hi
Sorry - I didn't word my query correctly.
You are right - whilst the Explorer window in the top left-hand corner was called 'Dell' - the actual window is called Media Experience.
thanks
cdtUK
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January 27th, 2006 17:00
2. In the deluxe version of DMX you perform paragraph 3 & 4.sequence; (if however you have DMX Basic version it may be identical or similar.
3. DO THIS: Click(>)Desktop DMX icon > "Settings" in main window. Now you should see at top RH side - "Startup Destination". Now when you toggle "arrows <>" it displays text in the blue strip, either, "To Windows" or "To Dell Media Experience". SET TO "To Windows"
4. Now to be sure of correct operation SHUTDOWN computer and then BOOTUP again,
............. DMX should have gone at startup - hopefully.
Best Regards .........................cdtUK..............................
sundayegirl
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January 28th, 2006 14:00
Sorry to be so dim - I'm a complete novice.
What is DMX?
thanks
Denny Denham
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January 28th, 2006 15:00
DMX= Dell Media e Xperience.
sundayegirl
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January 31st, 2006 07:00
hi again - still having trouble.....
I don't have an icon on my desktop for this. I opened it up using the Start button and found the menus that you 'toggle' through - although it wasn't called Settings.
There isn't an option for me to change as you described.
Did this solve the problem for you or do you have any more ideas for me.
MANY thanks
cdtUK
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January 31st, 2006 13:00
Hello again Sundayegirl,
1. From your last message I reckon you have the Basic version of Dell Media Experience (DMX) in which case my information to disable the launching at BootUp is inaccurate as it pertains to DMX Deluxe version only. To answer your question, Yes! it did solve the problem for DMX Deluxe.
2. I would expect that the (DMX) Basic software program would have to include a Menu feature to disable the opening screen. I do not recall how the screens and Menu items are displayed in the Basic version.
3. What is needed is a step-by-step (Click-by-Click) description so that you can follow it to disable your own DMX Basic at launch.
4. You need to place a message here to get this from a Forum member who has the program, but that would be the long way round as I just as well do that for you in this thread – so here goes!
……….URGENT…………. URGENT………
4.1 This is for Sundayegirl who has the Basic version of Dell Media Experience and wants to disable the display of the program main screen at BootUp. Will Forum members please look at your DMX screens and discover the procedure for disabling at Bootup. The information for Sundayegirl will need to be Click-by-Click steps with named menu items given. Please post a message to Sundayegirl at earliest opportunity – Thanks.
Good Luck……….cdtUK
ps Remember I will be able to view the threads in response to above – so as to keep in touch.
tgsmith
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February 1st, 2006 05:00
Sundayegirl,
Follow these instructions:
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kb/en/document?dn=1084676&l=en&langid=1&c=us&cs=19&s=dhs#Sectlink
Message Edited by tgsmith on 02-01-2006 02:59 AM
sundayegirl
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February 1st, 2006 07:00
Thanks but these instructions are to LAUNCH the Media Experience automatically.
I am trying to stop this from opening at all at Start-Up.
When I boot up Windows the folder with Dell Media Experience opens up on the desktop (not the actual programme but the shortcut).
Please advise as to how I prevent this folder from opening.
thank you
CaoimhinM
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February 16th, 2006 07:00
The folder only started opening recently after I purchased a digital camera and have been using Memory Card Manager to copy photos off of it and onto my notebook. It didn't open at first. . .just in the last couple of days. Could I have accidentally made a setting in Memory Card Manager when using it that is now causing this folder to open on boot-up?
I don't know if Sundayegirl has this printer and if memcard.exe is also running on her system, but it seems an odd coincidence that it's the same folder that's opening on bootup.
I contacted Dell Support directly, but didn't realise that software support doesn't exist on-line (even though Dell supplied this software!)
Anyway, does anyone have any ideas as why this is happening and how to stop it (short of stopping memcard.exe itself from loading, which is always an option.)
Thanks.
cdtUK
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February 16th, 2006 08:00
Hello CaoimhinM,
This one may need a new post to get it to the attention of some of the Forum Boffins.
However, a couple of things to do might be worth while:.........................
A. If your Dell Media Experience (DMX) Version has a menu allowing you to specify whether DMX launches its screen at bootup or alternatively to "To Windows" you could do this:
2. Do this - Click(>)Desktop DMX icon > "Settings" in main window. Now you should see at top RH side - "Startup Destination" Now when you toggle "arrows <>" it displays in the blue strip either, "To Windows" or "To Dell Media Experience". Set to "To Windows"
3. Now to be sure of correct operation Shutdown computer and then Bootup again; DMX should have gone at startup - hopefully.
CaoimhinM
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February 16th, 2006 09:00
But I think that fact that it's the Dell folder which contains two sub-folders, one of which is DMX and the other I can't remember right now (I'm not at the Inspiron at the moment) is coincidental. It's not DMX that's opening but Windows Explorer, at this particular folder (which just shows the two sub-folders).
I'll try moving the folder as you suggest to see what happens then.
Thanks for your help.