Winamp will not switch between Shoutcast streams

Cyndrix · 24th June 2007, 01:16

Hello all,

I hope this has not been answered as I have tried to thoroughly search the board before asking this question.

I have been using Winamp for years and never had a problem. However, I just got a new laptop that uses Windows Vista Basic. I installed Winamp Lite 5.35 and if Winamp is not open, streams from Shoutcast will launch Winamp and play just fine.

However, once Winamp is open, it will not switch to a new Shoutcast stream. The music simply stops playing and Winamp just sits there. It doesn't crash, it just won't play the new stream.

The funny thing is, if I right click on the tune in button and save the playlist file to my desktop and click it from there, it will load it up and play just fine. So it seems my Winamp will not play a .pls file from my temporary internet folder if it already open. I have cleared my cache and it doesn't help.

I also don't believe it is my firewall because I have disabled it completely and I still have this problem. I am not running any 3rd party software aside from AVG (which I also tried disabling), just the Windows firewall and Windows Defender.

Any ideas on this?

Thanks in advance!

BTW, Winamp continues to work flawlessly on my XP machine...is this a Vista issue maybe?

siebe83 · 24th June 2007, 10:22

Hi,

If you experience the problem again, could you right-click the item in the playlist that won't work > Playlist Entry.
Then copy the path you find there and paste it here.

Cyndrix · 24th June 2007, 19:27

I'm not sure how to do what you just said....but I can tell you that this is definitely a problem with Winamp and not my setup.

I know that because I just downgraded to Winamp 2.91 Lite, and it works flawlessly.

siebe83 · 24th June 2007, 20:10

When you try to load a SHOUTcast playlist and it doesn't work, what exactly happens?
Does a new item appear in the playlist editor in Winamp?

If so, right-click that item, and choose 'Playlist entry'. Then press Ctrl+C to copy the filepath to the clipboard.
Then paste (Ctrl+V) the filepath in a reply here.

There's a known issue with filepaths getting corrupted somehow; I was trying to find out whether that's the issue here as well.

Cyndrix · 25th June 2007, 04:09

I can't tell for sure anymore since I went and uninstalled 5.35.

But I can tell you that I would click on a shoutcast link and if Winamp wasn't running, it would start up and play the stream as ususal. Bit if it was running and I clicked a new stream, Internet Explorer would download the .pls into a temporary folder as normal, but then Winamp would stop playing the old Shoutcast stream and simple display the file name, whatever it is, something like shoutcast-playlist(1) and each time I tried again, it would just increase the number, like shoutcast-playlist(2) and so on.

Hope that helps. I guess I'll wait for the next upgrade to try again.

lll_cartel_lll · 2nd September 2007, 22:41

So is this fixed yet?
It's frickin annoying.

C:\UseÍšrs\User\AppData\ÍšLÍšocal\MicrÍšoÍšsoft\WiÍšndows\TemporaryÍš ÍšIntÍšernÍšet FiÍšles\Low\ConteÍšnt.IE5\5SC11DÍšPI\shoutcast-playlist[1].pls

Here is a working stream "http://64.236.34.106:80/stream/1023"

Non-working stream info

Working steam info:

siebe83 · 3rd September 2007, 05:54

Should be fixed for the next version.

You can try the public beta, here:
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=276248

lll_cartel_lll · 15th September 2007, 18:38

Wow that rocks thanks so much

Oh and look they tried to fix the fire graph too,
need a lil more work though.
Skin remain unchaged after fullscreen visuals, and links work and no need to keep the IE open GJ.

24th June 2007, 01:16	#1
Cyndrix Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4	Winamp will not switch between Shoutcast streams Hello all, I hope this has not been answered as I have tried to thoroughly search the board before asking this question. I have been using Winamp for years and never had a problem. However, I just got a new laptop that uses Windows Vista Basic. I installed Winamp Lite 5.35 and if Winamp is not open, streams from Shoutcast will launch Winamp and play just fine. However, once Winamp is open, it will not switch to a new Shoutcast stream. The music simply stops playing and Winamp just sits there. It doesn't crash, it just won't play the new stream. The funny thing is, if I right click on the tune in button and save the playlist file to my desktop and click it from there, it will load it up and play just fine. So it seems my Winamp will not play a .pls file from my temporary internet folder if it already open. I have cleared my cache and it doesn't help. I also don't believe it is my firewall because I have disabled it completely and I still have this problem. I am not running any 3rd party software aside from AVG (which I also tried disabling), just the Windows firewall and Windows Defender. Any ideas on this? Thanks in advance! BTW, Winamp continues to work flawlessly on my XP machine...is this a Vista issue maybe?

24th June 2007, 10:22	#2
siebe83 Forum King Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9,229	Hi, If you experience the problem again, could you right-click the item in the playlist that won't work > Playlist Entry. Then copy the path you find there and paste it here. If you're bored go here or, if the boredom is more serious, here.

24th June 2007, 20:10	#4
siebe83 Forum King Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9,229	When you try to load a SHOUTcast playlist and it doesn't work, what exactly happens? Does a new item appear in the playlist editor in Winamp? If so, right-click that item, and choose 'Playlist entry'. Then press Ctrl+C to copy the filepath to the clipboard. Then paste (Ctrl+V) the filepath in a reply here. There's a known issue with filepaths getting corrupted somehow; I was trying to find out whether that's the issue here as well. If you're bored go here or, if the boredom is more serious, here.

2nd September 2007, 22:41	#6
lll_cartel_lll Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 14	So is this fixed yet? It's frickin annoying. C:\UseÍšrs\User\AppData\ÍšLÍšocal\MicrÍšoÍšsoft\WiÍšndows\TemporaryÍš ÍšIntÍšernÍšet FiÍšles\Low\ConteÍšnt.IE5\5SC11DÍšPI\shoutcast-playlist[1].pls Here is a working stream "http://64.236.34.106:80/stream/1023" Non-working stream info Working steam info: Last edited by lll_cartel_lll; 2nd September 2007 at 23:02.

3rd September 2007, 05:54	#7
siebe83 Forum King Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9,229	Should be fixed for the next version. You can try the public beta, here: http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=276248 If you're bored go here or, if the boredom is more serious, here.

24th June 2007, 19:27	#3
Cyndrix Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4	I'm not sure how to do what you just said....but I can tell you that this is definitely a problem with Winamp and not my setup. I know that because I just downgraded to Winamp 2.91 Lite, and it works flawlessly.

25th June 2007, 04:09	#5
Cyndrix Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4	I can't tell for sure anymore since I went and uninstalled 5.35. But I can tell you that I would click on a shoutcast link and if Winamp wasn't running, it would start up and play the stream as ususal. Bit if it was running and I clicked a new stream, Internet Explorer would download the .pls into a temporary folder as normal, but then Winamp would stop playing the old Shoutcast stream and simple display the file name, whatever it is, something like shoutcast-playlist(1) and each time I tried again, it would just increase the number, like shoutcast-playlist(2) and so on. Hope that helps. I guess I'll wait for the next upgrade to try again.

15th September 2007, 18:38	#8
lll_cartel_lll Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 14	Wow that rocks thanks so much Oh and look they tried to fix the fire graph too, need a lil more work though. Skin remain unchaged after fullscreen visuals, and links work and no need to keep the IE open GJ.

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