Yet another high cpu usage issue with Winamp 5.0x

abrax · 23rd November 2004, 13:49

Hello,

I've searched through the forums and found a lot of people having problems with Winamp 5.0x using up a lot of their cpu time but sadly none of the posted solutions helped me.
I recently installed Winamp 5.06 (Full) though I had this problem with any 5.0x version so far. Whenever I run Winamp it uses roughly between 50% and 98% of my cpu usage, no matter if I'm playing anything, if I use modern or classic skins, if I use any DSP plugin or if I use any language pack. The cpu usage is always high, averaging around 75%. I have installed quite a few plugins, but I don't want to uninstall any of them before I'm sure which one is responsible. BTW, I also looked through the official 3rd party plugins bug thread but none of the problems named there applies to me. I also disabled my antivirus program but still no go.
Is there any way to temporary disable all or some third party plugins without uninstalling them? This way I could check every plugin and see if it causes this behaviour.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

My system specs:

MSI KT6 Delta
1 GB DDR-RAM
AMD Athlon XP 1800+
MSI FX5900SP VTD256
Western Digital WD Caviar (80GB)
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 (80GB)
Windows XP Home SP 2

DJ Egg · 23rd November 2004, 14:08

"Is there any way to temporary disable all or some third party plugins without uninstalling them? This way I could check every plugin and see if it causes this behaviour."

Yes, find out the actual filename of the respective dll files and then close winamp, go to the winamp\plugins folder, and rename all 3rd-party plugins to eg.
gen_plugin-name.dll.off | in_3rd-party-plugin-name.dll.off | etc etc

Reopen Winamp with just the default plugins running.
If the problem doesn't persist, close Winamp and re-enable each 3rd-party plugin (by removing .off from the end of the filename), one at a time, closing and reopening winamp inbetween. At the first sign of the problem reocurring you'll know that the last 3rd-party plugin you re-enabled was the cause.

abrax · 23rd November 2004, 14:53

Thank you, I'll try that

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abrax · 23rd November 2004, 17:58

It worked! The bad plugin turned out to be "Winamp Lyrics (Explorer version) v1.16 aka gen_lyrics_ie.dll. I uninstalled it (wasn't using it anyway) and now it's working great with a cpu usage of hardly more than 5% (even while playing & with modern skin). Thanks again for helping

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Wolfgang · 10th December 2004, 18:09

Just reviving a thread because I can't find the answer anywhere else...

I just want to know if this is normal. The CPU usage jumps up and down constantly when playing a song (see below). The flat bit in the middle of the graph is when I paused the song, and then I de-paused it and the peaks came on again. Each peak is no more than 10%, but it's still a bit odd.
Winamp was pretty much the only thing running.

Specs:
Winamp 5.04
WinXP, 2.04GHz, 384MB RAM, 5 GB of HD space left

Any reply much appreciated.

DJ Egg · 10th December 2004, 19:42

I'd say that's pretty normal - apart from the fact that you're not using Winamp 5.07

Wolfgang · 13th December 2004, 13:01

Right then. I've upgraded.

23rd November 2004, 13:49	#1
abrax Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: El Puerto de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre Posts: 5	Yet another high cpu usage issue with Winamp 5.0x Hello, I've searched through the forums and found a lot of people having problems with Winamp 5.0x using up a lot of their cpu time but sadly none of the posted solutions helped me. I recently installed Winamp 5.06 (Full) though I had this problem with any 5.0x version so far. Whenever I run Winamp it uses roughly between 50% and 98% of my cpu usage, no matter if I'm playing anything, if I use modern or classic skins, if I use any DSP plugin or if I use any language pack. The cpu usage is always high, averaging around 75%. I have installed quite a few plugins, but I don't want to uninstall any of them before I'm sure which one is responsible. BTW, I also looked through the official 3rd party plugins bug thread but none of the problems named there applies to me. I also disabled my antivirus program but still no go. Is there any way to temporary disable all or some third party plugins without uninstalling them? This way I could check every plugin and see if it causes this behaviour. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My system specs: MSI KT6 Delta 1 GB DDR-RAM AMD Athlon XP 1800+ MSI FX5900SP VTD256 Western Digital WD Caviar (80GB) Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 (80GB) Windows XP Home SP 2

23rd November 2004, 14:08	#2
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,130	"Is there any way to temporary disable all or some third party plugins without uninstalling them? This way I could check every plugin and see if it causes this behaviour." Yes, find out the actual filename of the respective dll files and then close winamp, go to the winamp\plugins folder, and rename all 3rd-party plugins to eg. gen_plugin-name.dll.off \| in_3rd-party-plugin-name.dll.off \| etc etc Reopen Winamp with just the default plugins running. If the problem doesn't persist, close Winamp and re-enable each 3rd-party plugin (by removing .off from the end of the filename), one at a time, closing and reopening winamp inbetween. At the first sign of the problem reocurring you'll know that the last 3rd-party plugin you re-enabled was the cause. Playlist -\|- Twitter

10th December 2004, 19:42	#6
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,130	I'd say that's pretty normal - apart from the fact that you're not using Winamp 5.07 Playlist -\|- Twitter

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23rd November 2004, 14:53	#3
abrax Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: El Puerto de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre Posts: 5	Thank you, I'll try that .

23rd November 2004, 17:58	#4
abrax Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: El Puerto de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre Posts: 5	It worked! The bad plugin turned out to be "Winamp Lyrics (Explorer version) v1.16 aka gen_lyrics_ie.dll. I uninstalled it (wasn't using it anyway) and now it's working great with a cpu usage of hardly more than 5% (even while playing & with modern skin). Thanks again for helping .

10th December 2004, 18:09	#5
Wolfgang Forum King Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: England Posts: 3,067	Just reviving a thread because I can't find the answer anywhere else... I just want to know if this is normal. The CPU usage jumps up and down constantly when playing a song (see below). The flat bit in the middle of the graph is when I paused the song, and then I de-paused it and the peaks came on again. Each peak is no more than 10%, but it's still a bit odd. Winamp was pretty much the only thing running. Specs: Winamp 5.04 WinXP, 2.04GHz, 384MB RAM, 5 GB of HD space left Any reply much appreciated.

13th December 2004, 13:01	#7
Wolfgang Forum King Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: England Posts: 3,067	Right then. I've upgraded.