wmplayer.exe is always running on my Vista Laptop (Dell XPS M1530).I tried killing it but it comes back again and eats up a lot of memory.I checked windows services and did not find any windows media player service running.Here is the configuration of the Media Player services on my laptop.
**Name Status Startup Type**
Windows Media Center Extender Service Disabled
Windows Media Center Receiver Service Manual
Windows Media Center Scheduler Service Manual
Windows Media Center Service Launcher Automatic (Delayed Start)
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Disabled
I also tried doing http://arcterex.net/blog/archives/2008/05/15/how_i_fixed_my_wmplayerexe_alw.html but did not find any devices listed in Mobil Sync Center.