# QuickTime keeps returning from the dead

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quicktime-keeps-returning-from-the-dead/185582>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 1, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quicktime-keeps-returning-from-the-dead/185582 "2003-07-01T14:42:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quicktime-keeps-returning-from-the-dead/185582/1 "2003-07-01T14:42:34Z")

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I have the latest version of QuickTime installed.

It starts itself during bootup (XP) and has a taskbar icon that you can get rid of it manually but there is no setting to make it stay gone.

I go into MSCONFIG and remove it. I reboot and lo and behold it returns!

Any clues? Many thanks.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quicktime-keeps-returning-from-the-dead/185582/2 "2003-07-01T15:28:52Z")

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I have QT6.3, and it allows me to turn off the tray icon. Open QT, go to **Edit/Preferences/Quicktime Preferences** Select **Browser Plug-in** from the menu, and uncheck the box that says **Quicktime system tray icon**.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quicktime-keeps-returning-from-the-dead/185582/3 "2003-07-01T15:37:55Z")

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Run Regedit and have a look in  
HKEY\_CURRENT\_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

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**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quicktime-keeps-returning-from-the-dead/185582/4 "2003-07-01T15:41:05Z")

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Thanks; I will check on this tonight.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quicktime-keeps-returning-from-the-dead/185582/5 "2003-07-01T21:38:09Z")

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It will also resurrect itself if you visit a site and click on a QT movie.

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**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quicktime-keeps-returning-from-the-dead/185582/6 "2003-07-02T02:34:24Z")

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Seems I had an old version installed that didn’t allow for removal of icon from system tray. I have upgraded and all is well;  
thanks to all!!!🙂