mpxptray.exe

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Windows Process Description:

The process mpxptray.exe, originally wmptray.exe process, is a valid application from Microsoft Corporation included with Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP. The mpxptray.exe process is a part of Windows Media Player for Windows XP Powertoys.

The program mpxptray.exe is defined as Windows Media Player for Windows XP Tray Control. Once initialized, it puts the Windows Media Player icon in the system taskbar. This shortcut icon launches the program Windows Media Player that provides quick access to its most common tasks such as play, pause, next track, and volume control. Right click on this icon displays a dialog box that includes Run Windows Media Player, Options, and Close. The Options feature allows you to Run Tray Control at Startup, Clean MRU, and Turn off Media Player MRU. The Clean MRU feature of the program mpxptray.exe clears the Most Recently Used lists as often as you want. The mpxptray.exe application also allows you to hide and unhide Windows Media Player even when it is running.

The Windows Media Player for Windows XP Powertoys to which the application mpxptray.exe is attached includes powerful features that enhance Windows Media Player. The Media Library Management Wizard helps you manage your music files; the Windows Media Player Skin Importer allows Winamp skin conversion into WMP skins and the Playlist Import to Excel Wizard offers import of audio and video playlists from WMP into Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

The file mpxptray.exe is normally located in a subfolder of C:/Program Files/Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP/PowerToys/. It uses only 56 KB or 57,344 bytes of physical RAM but it utilizes 3.5 MB or 3670016 bytes of memory when running on Windows XP. Version 9.00.00.2551 is the most current version of the mpxptray.exe file.

The mpxptray.exe application displays a visible window. It can be included to the list of startup processes by adding its registry entry on the Run, RunOnce, RunServices, or RunServicesOnce in the system registry. Though it came from Microsoft, the file mpxptray.exe is non-fundamental to the Windows system.

Author: Microsoft Corporation.

Author URL: http:// www.microsoft.com

Part Of: Windows Media Player Powertoys

Memory Usage: High since it consumes 3.5 MB of RAM resources.

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