sky player
- Hi
how can I remove the sky player from media centre. I dont want it, I dont subscribe to sky, I will never subscribe to sky and I dont like the company.
I would much prefer bbc iplayer or itv catchup which are non subscription services.
I want rid of the sky player tab in media centre so tell me how.
malc
Answers
- Hi malc, the previous link should refer to the Sky player application instead of the one in Windows Media Center. I'd like to inform you that that Sky player is an integrated part of Windows Media Center in the Windows 7 for UK consumers. Currently, we may not remove it from Windows Media Center.
Sean Zhu - MSFT- Marked As Answer bymalcp Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:47 PM
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- Hi malc, you can try to remove it in Control Panel - Programs and Features. You can check the following link for details:
How do I remove Sky Player?
http://skyplayer.sky.com/vod/content/Home/Application_Navigation/Help/What_is_Sky_Playerqmark/Getting_Sky_Player/content/termsPage.do#s10
Hope this helps!
Sean Zhu - MSFT - Hi
thanks for the info but it is not listed in programs as suggested above.
malc - Hi malc, the previous link should refer to the Sky player application instead of the one in Windows Media Center. I'd like to inform you that that Sky player is an integrated part of Windows Media Center in the Windows 7 for UK consumers. Currently, we may not remove it from Windows Media Center.
Sean Zhu - MSFT- Marked As Answer bymalcp Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:47 PM
- Hi
thanks for the answer but it would be nice to have a choice.
malc - Hi Sean, I'm disappointed by your answer. I too would like to remove the sky player as I have no intention of using Sky and I was not asked or prompted as to whether I wanted this player exposed in the interface. In my opinion this is essentially a form of malware.
However, do you plan to integrate the BBC iPlayer, 4OD, etc? if not, why not? Why only the pay-service that sky offer?
many thanks
Dave - I have to concur - I have at no time consented to receive Sky scheduling on my PC and I note, with alacrity, that the Media Center desktop widget now displays Sky Anytime offerings by default rather than Recorded TV. I have not changed settings on this widget, and I do not consent to this form of advertising, right there on my desktop. And Media Center is provided as part of the OS.
I am a Sky subscriber, to my shame, although not for much longer. Recently I discovered Sky Anytime listings were blatantly biased politically as the party conference leader's speeches for only two of the three main parties had been made available. I won't comment on which one was missing although you will almost certainly guess correctly. I contacted Sky some 2 months ago and although I've had an obfuscatory telephone call asking for details before they could pass to the correct "department" they have not called back to provide an explanation.
Currently in the UK this slips between legislative boundaries as it is treated as On-Demand content; this will shortly change in December of this year with enhanced powers at Ofcom. In the interim there is no recourse to this shameless content manipulation. Microsoft are a provider of technical services - why are we being force-fed biased content in this way? Sky have an agenda and, regardless of political leaning, I won't tolerate exposure manipulation of this kind. - I totally agree with every other comment here. I do NOT want SKY Player displayed. I absolutely hate the company and I find it offensive that Microsoft would inforce such a stupid decision on it's customers. Windows 7 seems to have sorted out many bad mistakes made in Vista but this is the most stupid thing I have seen in a long time. Anyone who wants SKY will have a SKY box and those that are willing to pay SKY's ludicrous subscription charges will have SKY HD. Therefore inflicting it on people who do not want is unacceptable. To me it is the equivalent of Microsoft choosing a political party and displaying that parties adverts on the screen. It is abhorent.
To Microsoft I simply ask the question. If you have bothered to repair the goodwill of many users by releasing Windows 7 (all be it at ludicrous costs) then why do you deliberately offend so many UK customers in this way? And when you receive comments that customers do not like it, why do you just say "we may not remove it". That is just so arrogant and so "old school" Microsoft. Learn by you mistakes and allow users to remove this stupid thing.
Personally, I would love to have the option to view some CBS, NBC and ABC channels, but I would rather delete Windows 7 and move to Linux than be inflicted by SKY.
In the UK SKY is as divisive as politics is in US. People either believe and love it or they hate it. But I have never met anyone who thinks it is good value for money or thinks SKY channels are worth watching.
