Windows Media Player 9 question

brc64 · Mar 30, 2003, 10:05 PM

I like almost everything about WMP9, but there's one thing about it that annoys the hell out of me and I can't figure out how to change it. Everytime I view a video full screen, the video controls pop up and slowly autohide. That doesn't bother me so much aside from the fact that it resizes the video while the controls are up. I don't know why, but that just annoys me.

I've looked through every option I could find, and searched for help online, but I haven't even found mention of this "feature" anywhere. All I want to do is either permenantly hide the controls while in full screen mode or make it so that the video doesn't resize while they're up. That's it. If somebody can tell me how to do that, I'd be eternally grateful.

- Me

tigerarmyAFI · Mar 30, 2003, 10:18 PM

thats the one thing that has always annoyed me in wmp9, i too searched for a way of disabling it for a long time, and found nothing... id be really interested to see if anyone has a fix for this...

-={420}=- · Mar 31, 2003, 08:19 AM

That's weird, it doesn't really annoy me. Try looking in the registry though.

jesscurtis · Mar 31, 2003, 04:44 PM

there is a proggy called TweakMP that allows you to change hidden settings in WMP9...

it can be obtained from http://www.wmplugins.com/

Hope it helps

Jess

Vampyromaniac · Mar 31, 2003, 10:27 PM

Exactly what he needed

Good going, jesscurtis

brc64 · Apr 1, 2003, 12:02 AM

Excellent. That's just what I was looking for. I couldn't get it to install at first, but being the l337 h4x0r I am (

), I extracted the files from the EXE using WinRAR and manually pointed Windows Media Player to the DLL file.

It's a little bit buggy, but it's way better than it was before. Thanks for the heads up.

- Me

-={420}=- · Apr 5, 2003, 08:44 PM

Well, if you are the l337 h4x0r you say you are then why couldn't you figure out that WMP already has this built in? It looks like you haven't looked through every option because I just found an option that, when you switch to full-screen mode, allows you to view the video without any controls so that it's just pure full screen just like with the older WMP6 series. I knew I saw this before but only today did I change the option. It is located in Tools»Options»Performance (tab) » Click "Advanced". On the right hand side, you will see the option "Display full-screen controls". Uncheck this option = problem solved. I guess that prog's ok if you wanna customize WMP more but if full-screen video is what you want, without those stupid controls. When I have it disabled now and it just pops up full screen instead of that slow-mo thingie it's so much better.

brc64 · Apr 6, 2003, 12:20 AM

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Originally posted by -={420}=-
Well, if you are the l337 h4x0r you say you are then why couldn't you figure out that WMP already has this built in?

Because WMP9's options are far from intuative, and I never would have thought to look in the performance tab to turn off the full screen controls. Also the help file gave no mention of this, so I figured it wasn't there.

Thanks for the tip, though, I'll certainly remember it from now on. I do prefer this tweaking plugin, though.. I've got it customized just perfectly now.

- Me

Mar 30, 2003, 10:05 PM	#1
brc64 Zeeky H. Bomb Join Date: May 2002 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 826 Rep Power: 0	Windows Media Player 9 question I like almost everything about WMP9, but there's one thing about it that annoys the hell out of me and I can't figure out how to change it. Everytime I view a video full screen, the video controls pop up and slowly autohide. That doesn't bother me so much aside from the fact that it resizes the video while the controls are up. I don't know why, but that just annoys me. I've looked through every option I could find, and searched for help online, but I haven't even found mention of this "feature" anywhere. All I want to do is either permenantly hide the controls while in full screen mode or make it so that the video doesn't resize while they're up. That's it. If somebody can tell me how to do that, I'd be eternally grateful. - Me

Mar 30, 2003, 10:18 PM	#2
tigerarmyAFI DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	thats the one thing that has always annoyed me in wmp9, i too searched for a way of disabling it for a long time, and found nothing... id be really interested to see if anyone has a fix for this... __________________ AMD AthlonXP 1800+ ThoroughBred B JIUHB @ 2137MHz Geforce4 Ti 4200 128Mb @ 310/600 (ASUS V8420) ABIT KX-7 333 v1.1 512Mb Micron PC2700 DDR Creative Live! 5.1 Aircooled (45c Full load)

Mar 31, 2003, 08:19 AM	#3
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	That's weird, it doesn't really annoy me. Try looking in the registry though. __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]

Mar 31, 2003, 10:27 PM	#5
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Nice find! Exactly what he needed Good going, jesscurtis

Apr 1, 2003, 12:02 AM	Thread Starter #6
brc64 Zeeky H. Bomb Join Date: May 2002 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 826 Rep Power: 0	Excellent. That's just what I was looking for. I couldn't get it to install at first, but being the l337 h4x0r I am (), I extracted the files from the EXE using WinRAR and manually pointed Windows Media Player to the DLL file. It's a little bit buggy, but it's way better than it was before. Thanks for the heads up. - Me

Mar 31, 2003, 04:44 PM	#4
jesscurtis DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Melb, AU Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	there is a proggy called TweakMP that allows you to change hidden settings in WMP9... it can be obtained from http://www.wmplugins.com/ Hope it helps Jess

Apr 5, 2003, 08:44 PM	#7
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	Well, if you are the l337 h4x0r you say you are then why couldn't you figure out that WMP already has this built in? It looks like you haven't looked through every option because I just found an option that, when you switch to full-screen mode, allows you to view the video without any controls so that it's just pure full screen just like with the older WMP6 series. I knew I saw this before but only today did I change the option. It is located in Tools»Options»Performance (tab) » Click "Advanced". On the right hand side, you will see the option "Display full-screen controls". Uncheck this option = problem solved. I guess that prog's ok if you wanna customize WMP more but if full-screen video is what you want, without those stupid controls. When I have it disabled now and it just pops up full screen instead of that slow-mo thingie it's so much better. __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]