Steve Wood wrote: > Dave Wedd wrote: >> Thanks for suggesting Netlimiter. I was aware that the BBC iPlayer >> used file-sharing, so I had already disabled it from starting up, but >> Netlimiter has shown me that it is still operational and using some >> bandwidth. I now realise that the only reason it had gone quiet was >> that I haven't used it for some time so there aren't any TV >> programmes on my hard drive for it to share. Looks like I'll have >> to uninstall it completely. A pity - it would have been nice to be >> able to download several programmes via unlimited broadband at home >> before going away boating, but not if it eats data and wastes 3G >> bandwidth for everyone. > > I have modified the settings on KService to start manually i.e only > when it is needed. In Windows Control Panel go to Administrative > Tools, then to Services. Find KService in the list, double click on > it and change the Startup type to Manual. Stop it if it is running > then Apply/OK. > > When you load the BBC iPlayer the service will start manually. You > have to stop it in the same way each time you exit the iPlayer > (assuming you're not shutting the computer down or logging off) but > when you restart the system it will not be running.
You beat me to it. Done exactly the same :-) Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
