Wmplayer

[silat]

Hi

I dont have SB starting with the system. When I play a movie file wmv sandboxie starts up. How do stop it from sbing the movie player? Ive tried shutting off the service but it starts up if I start a wmv file.

Thanks

[tzuk]

You can't do that. When a sandboxed application starts another application, the second one must also be sandboxed.

[Guest]

You can't do that. When a sandboxed application starts another application, the second one must also be sandboxed.

I cant do what?
I dont have sandboxie running.. But when I start the computer the service is showing in the task manager.
I click a wmv file. Sandboxie then opens up.
This cant be right as I havent tried to sandbox anything.
What am I missing?

[silat]

You can't do that. When a sandboxed application starts another application, the second one must also be sandboxed.

Let me try to explain again.

1 I start my computer
2 at desktop I check task manager to make sure that sb isnt loaded. The driver is not running.
3 I click on a WMV file. Nothing happens.
4 Sb icon with red circle appears in my system bar.
5 after about 3 minutes the sb icon allows me to access the sb control panel and exit SB.


if I restart with sb driver auto loaded in services SB still starts if I click a wmv file. Dont I have control as to whether sb protects? If I dont click the sb icon why would sb start when I click a wmv file? Why is windows media player protected but no other player is? I didnt ask sb to protect wmp.
Shouldnt I be able to play a wmv file normally without sb interfering if I havent clicked the sb icon and protected the wmv file and or the movie player?

[tzuk]

If you right-click on a WMV file, you see Run Sandboxed appear as the first option?

[Guest]

If you right-click on a WMV file, you see Run Sandboxed appear as the first option?

Yes. But I havent chosen that when I click a wmv file to open wmp.

[SnDPhoenix]

did you ever at one point have wmplayer set to auto sandbox? also did you somehow set sbie as the default for wmv files? right click the wmv file, goto properties and you should see "Opens With:" and then the name of whatever program is associated with wmv files on your pc, it is possible that somehow sbie might have become the default program for opening wmv files, btw this problem doesnt occur with any othere kind of file(s), only with wmv files right?

[Guest]

did you ever at one point have wmplayer set to auto sandbox? also did you somehow set sbie as the default for wmv files? right click the wmv file, goto properties and you should see "Opens With:" and then the name of whatever program is associated with wmv files on your pc, it is possible that somehow sbie might have become the default program for opening wmv files, btw this problem doesnt occur with any othere kind of file(s), only with wmv files right?

I did not set SB as the default for anything. So far wmp is the only issue. Where in sandboxie should I see wmp as potentially sandboxed. Ive clicked everything and wmp is nowhere in sandboxie till I click a wmv file then wmp is sandboxed.
Maybe I dont understand.
1 After installing sandboxie do programs auto start in SB even if Ive set nothing thru SB?
2 If #1 is NO then should sandboxie startup anytime I clip an exe?

[tzuk]

If "Run Sandboxed" is the first thing listed when you right-click a WMV file, try getting WMV to associate itself (again?) with the WMV file type, so you would see "Open" listed first in the right-click menu.

[Guest]

If "Run Sandboxed" is the first thing listed when you right-click a WMV file, try getting WMV to associate itself (again?) with the WMV file type, so you would see "Open" listed first in the right-click menu.

Ok Ive reassociated the files and everything is ok now. Wonder why Sandboxie loves wmp:)

[tzuk]

Sandboxie doesn't associate anything with '.wmv' files, but it does with associate with 'all' files. I can't see why this should have caused a problem, but good thing it's now resolved.