[SOLVED] Stop MediaMonkey from start up when plug in iphone

[Bsamson2501]

The solution is this: plug in iPhone and exit MM.

Go to Device Manager/Portable Devices/iPhone

Delete it (right click)

Disconnect then reconnect iPhone

it will now AutoPlay normally after reinstalling device driver.

Thank you.

Thank you Ashik, you seem to the be the only one that provided a workable solution because you READ THE POST and you were able to comprehend and solve the problem with a simple answer. There's nothing more frustrating than posting waste of time "solutions"

Thank you again SIR!

[hitNrun]

After having this exact issue with Win 7 and a 4.x version of MediaMonkey recently installed, I've found a different fix that might be a better option than deleting device drivers as has been suggested. Windows can be very unforgiving when one is deleted and the system has corrupted or missing/misplaced device files or other 'hiccups', and it refuses to re-install them at all.

This method requires that you have admin privileges, as it deals with editing the registry.

1. Open regedit.exe ('run as administrator'), and locate the following: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\KnownDevices

2. Under that entry will be another one called "MediaMonkeyDeviceHandler". Right-click on that entire branch in the left-hand pane, and select "Rename".

3. When the entry can be edited, add some text to it without deleting the current name, i.e., "OLD.MediaMonkeyDeviceHandler". This allows you to re-edit to enable it later if you choose to restore the functionality.

4. Restart Windows, plug in your device (Apple or otherwise), and the autoplay is disabled.

[Bart]

Ashik,

It works! Thanks.

Wonder why this has to be fixed this way.
MM should take care of this.

[purplegroove]

Thank you ! This was so annoying.

[Samazama]

Media Monkey will not stop sticking its nose around when I plug in my iPhone 5. I have performed all the above solutions multiple times and it STILL KEEPS OPENING WHEN I PLUG IN MY iPhone. This is now officially really annoying, and it seems like the best solution is looking like getting rid of Media Monkey. So, unless MM can give me a permanent fix, I'm going to uninstall MM and use another media player.

[Meander]

@ Samazama

Something to try.

Go to \Program Files\MediaMonkey\Plugins and move the file d_iPhone.dll to some other folder (for safe keeping) outside of any MM folders.

Insert the iPhone. Does that solve the problem?

[Lowlander]

Media Monkey will not stop sticking its nose around when I plug in my iPhone 5.

This is a Windows AutoPlay setting, not MediaMonkey. Windows is starting MediaMonkey when you insert the iPhone.

[optimistatheart]

How to change windows autoplay settings to disable autoplay of mediamonkey for portable devices
1 Start by clicking on the Windows Start Menu.

2 Now, type “Autoplay” in the search box then hit your Enter key.

3 Scroll down through the list until you find your iPod name.

4 Click on the drop-down box and select “Take No Action” option.

5 Click the Save button and you should be good to go. No more annoying popups!

Source->http://www.ehow.com/how_5338935_stop-au ... ndows.html.

Or http://mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=81660

[jmcslammer]

Ashik,
You're a genius! Your solution worked even 4 years later. Thank you!

[Ludek]

Hi,
this sounds like http://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=13654

The issue is that if there is only single handler (Sync device using MM) then Windows auto-selects the handler without asking what to do, simply because there isn't another option to select.

So workaround is to change it to "Take no action".