got new winamp, now mp3s don't open

Jordo · 28th April 2006, 21:04

So after winamp bugging me every day to download the latest version, I finally did.

Now mp3s don't open.

I click on them and NOTHING happens. It shows the little hourglass for a second and then nothing.

I have windows xp...Winamp for me has always been slow (awfully slow) but this is the first time mp3s just plain won't even open.

Help?? Please!!

-Jordan

JonnyMac · 29th April 2006, 01:35

Is Enqueue enabled???
1. Winamp > Ctrl+P
2. General Preferences > File Types
3. uncheck 'Enqueue files on double click in Windows Explorer"

-or-

DCOM Server Process Launcher issue with WinXP SP2 | (suggested fix).

No luck or the above is not it? We will need additional system specs...

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Jordo · 29th April 2006, 06:33

The DCOM thing didn't work.

I can't try the "enqueue" thing because winamp won't open. At all. If I click on the winamp agent it does the same thing that happens when I click on an mp3...the hourglass comes up for a second, then nothing happens.

My system:

Please include all relevant system specs, including:
-PC
-DELL, PENTIUM 3, 930 MHZ & 256 MB of RAM
-Sound card: external m-audio
-Windows XP service pack 2
-DirectX version: 9.0C
-Winamp version: the latest one
-Bundle version
-Whether you chose 'separate' or 'shared' user settings on the multi-user page - ???? I don't know.

Winamp has always been ok, it wasn't till I updated to the latest bundle that it won't work.

-Jordan

DummyDDD · 29th April 2006, 12:36

Have you tried doing a clean-install?
If the last version of winamp you were running was pre 5.20, there's a good chance that the cause of your problem is a 3rd party plug-in that is no longer compatible with winamp.

JonnyMac · 29th April 2006, 20:37

Instructions for a Full uninstall > reinstall (AKA Clean Install) of Winamp.

No luck? Please provide a HijackThis log. Download links for HjT and instructions for posting a log can be found in the required info link. If this is the first time you have heard of HijackThis, don't be bother by the name. It is not as bad as it sounds.

Jordo · 1st May 2006, 07:35

Just letting everyone know --

The quick uninstall/reinstall did the trick.

Thanks!!

-Jordan

28th April 2006, 21:04	#1
Jordo Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3	got new winamp, now mp3s don't open So after winamp bugging me every day to download the latest version, I finally did. Now mp3s don't open. I click on them and NOTHING happens. It shows the little hourglass for a second and then nothing. I have windows xp...Winamp for me has always been slow (awfully slow) but this is the first time mp3s just plain won't even open. Help?? Please!! -Jordan

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29th April 2006, 06:33	#3
Jordo Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3	The DCOM thing didn't work. I can't try the "enqueue" thing because winamp won't open. At all. If I click on the winamp agent it does the same thing that happens when I click on an mp3...the hourglass comes up for a second, then nothing happens. My system: Please include all relevant system specs, including: -PC -DELL, PENTIUM 3, 930 MHZ & 256 MB of RAM -Sound card: external m-audio -Windows XP service pack 2 -DirectX version: 9.0C -Winamp version: the latest one -Bundle version -Whether you chose 'separate' or 'shared' user settings on the multi-user page - ???? I don't know. Winamp has always been ok, it wasn't till I updated to the latest bundle that it won't work. -Jordan

29th April 2006, 12:36	#4
DummyDDD Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 33	Have you tried doing a clean-install? If the last version of winamp you were running was pre 5.20, there's a good chance that the cause of your problem is a 3rd party plug-in that is no longer compatible with winamp.

29th April 2006, 20:37	#5
JonnyMac Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 14,385	Instructions for a Full uninstall > reinstall (AKA Clean Install) of Winamp. No luck? Please provide a HijackThis log. Download links for HjT and instructions for posting a log can be found in the required info link. If this is the first time you have heard of HijackThis, don't be bother by the name. It is not as bad as it sounds.

1st May 2006, 07:35	#6
Jordo Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3	Just letting everyone know -- The quick uninstall/reinstall did the trick. Thanks!! -Jordan