Try to play streams, get "Sorry, can't disc write shoutcast streams..."

threemoons · 3rd January 2005, 00:14

Okay, a new fresh piece of Hell has taken posession of my WinAmp 5.01 (Windoze XP). Out of the blue, when I try to play almost any stream, I get the following error:

"Sorry, can't disc write shoutcast streams."

WTF? What could I have done to cause this? Please just tell me what to change where. BTW I have the full, paid version of WinAmp.

Please help! Thank you, Winampers/Shoutcasters....

gaekwad2 · 3rd January 2005, 00:23

Go to Preferences > Plug-Ins > Output and select DirectSound or (if using Windows 9x/me) WaveOut.

threemoons · 3rd January 2005, 00:28

Um, how do I make sure that DirectSound is enabled? How do I know it's active...?? Please say more!

(hopefully gazes at screen)

threemoons · 3rd January 2005, 00:33

Geekwad,

Thank you, you are da bomb. Pls. e-mail me your Amazon Tip Jar thingy if you have one, or whatever, as I owe you a beer.

Seriously, all I did was go into the plug in and hit "apply" for everything I already thought was running...I am now happilly listening to SOMA FM in my living room on my real grown-up speakers instead of the little postage-stamp aenimic thingies on my laptop.

3rd January 2005, 00:14	#1
threemoons Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 36	Try to play streams, get "Sorry, can't disc write shoutcast streams..." Okay, a new fresh piece of Hell has taken posession of my WinAmp 5.01 (Windoze XP). Out of the blue, when I try to play almost any stream, I get the following error: "Sorry, can't disc write shoutcast streams." WTF? What could I have done to cause this? Please just tell me what to change where. BTW I have the full, paid version of WinAmp. Please help! Thank you, Winampers/Shoutcasters....

3rd January 2005, 00:33	#4
threemoons Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 36	Well, that was odd, but all's well that ends, I suppose.... Geekwad, Thank you, you are da bomb. Pls. e-mail me your Amazon Tip Jar thingy if you have one, or whatever, as I owe you a beer. Seriously, all I did was go into the plug in and hit "apply" for everything I already thought was running...I am now happilly listening to SOMA FM in my living room on my real grown-up speakers instead of the little postage-stamp aenimic thingies on my laptop.

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3rd January 2005, 00:23	#2
gaekwad2 Foorum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: bar2000 Posts: 11,457	Go to Preferences > Plug-Ins > Output and select DirectSound or (if using Windows 9x/me) WaveOut.

3rd January 2005, 00:28	#3
threemoons Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 36	Um, how do I make sure that DirectSound is enabled? How do I know it's active...?? Please say more! (hopefully gazes at screen)