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. Steve NB Bream
