How do I kill Nero Scout?

[fuzzypickles]

Actually, this is a 2-parter:

(1) I’ve tried disabling Nero Scout (part of Nero 7 Home Essentials) by using Task Manager, but after a few hours it resurrects itself again. Haven’t found a way to disable or uninstall it via Nero’s software, either. Can anyone help?

(2) How do I disassociate *.DAT files? (Nero wants to thinks they are media files, but Nero is clearly mistaken.)

(Windows XP, Service Pack 3)

[Musicat]

Have you tried this?

Help2Go - free computer help and advice - Disable Nero Scout in Nero 7

You can change the file association in Folder options. Do you know how to use that?

[fuzzypickles]

@Musicat

Have you tried this?

Help2Go - free computer help and advice - Disable Nero Scout in Nero 7

Everything makes sense until this part:

How do I get rid of Nero Scout?

The first thing to do is to disable Nero Scout via its own interface. To do so, double-click on the My Computer icon. Right-click on the Nero Scout icon and choose Options. Then uncheck the option for Enable Nero Scout.

I don’t have a My Computer icon, at least not one I can double-click on. There’s a My Computer folder in the Start Menu, but it only lists my drives. I found an entry for Nero Scout under Accessories, but right-clicking gives no “Options” option, and “Properties” doesn’t seem to have anything useful.

ETA: If I’m reading correctly, I can kill NmBgMonitor.exe via the Task Manager safely? (I do use Nero a lot.)

@Musicat

You can change the file association in Folder options. Do you know how to use that?

Ah, so that’s where it was…done, thanks.

[fuzzypickles]

ETA2: Okay, I figured out how to enable the My Computer icon, but as before, Nero Scout isn’t listed anywhere.

[Musicat]

@fuzzypickles

ETA2: Okay, I figured out how to enable the My Computer icon, but as before, Nero Scout isn’t listed anywhere.

Since I don’t have that program installed, I guess I can’t help you further. Try googling Nero Scout.

However, just FYI: If you don’t have a My Computer icon on the desktop, just execute IE (Explorer) and put any valid drive letter in the address line, like “C:” <enter> You now have a My Computer program!

ETA: If I’m reading correctly, I can kill NmBgMonitor.exe via the Task Manager safely? (I do use Nero a lot.)

I don’t know what that does, but you usually can kill any program that way in spite of the dire warnings. My WAG is that program is an unneeded auxiliary to Nero, but some more googling might give you more info & confidence.