Winamp can only open files when dragged in the playlist?!

[mUsIcLoVeR]

Hi,
when I try to open an mp3-file by just clicking on it, Winamp throws the whole id3-tag info into the playlist. For example: When I try to open 'Limp Bizket - My Generation.mp3' this is shown on the playlist:

1. Limp
2. Bizkit
3. -
4. My
5. Generation

But none of them is the file, so I just can't play it?! And Winamp just loops trough them all without making a sound. I already looked at the association of my mp3-files, but that's OK...


So: When I drag a file into Winamp, everything's OK, but when I just click a file, it doesn't work.

Peter Odding



Excuse me for my bad English, but im Dutch and 14 years old.

[Winsane]

Does it do this with all MP3s, or just one's you've created or tagged yourself, or what?
Have you tried reinstalling Winamp?

[mUsIcLoVeR]

Yes,
I already installed Winamp for about five times. And it happens with all my mp3's, also the downloaded ones and the ones I made myself...


Peter Odding

[ESP85]

Do you have virus protection software? You might have some wierd virus.

What operating system are you running on?


ESP85

[magnezium]

this is absolutely weird... never came across this before... why are there suddenly so many weird posts?? i believe there is a conspiracy going on...

[mUsIcLoVeR]

I don't use any anti-virus software, but i'll check it. My operating system is Windows ME(Millenium Edtion). But that shouldn't be the problem... And eh, I am really not in the conspiracy...

[DJ Egg]

Does the file (or any of your other mp3's) play ok in other players?
eg: Windows Media Player

Do they play in Winamp if you use the open -> file / dir command/s from within winamp?

Are you sure these are proper mp3's and not m3u or pls playlists?
What size are they (on average), KB/MB-wise?

Also, goto Winamp Prefs -> Input -> MPEG Audio Decoder -> Configure -> Title tab:
Tell us what your settings are for Title formatting, eg. default settings =
Title formatting = %7
Use ID3 tags = checkmarked
ID3 Title formatting = %1 - %2

In the unlikely event that this is a virus issue, get your free copy of InoculateIt PE here:
http://antivirus.cai.com/
Once installed, get the latest DAT signature files here:
http://antivirus.cai.com/update.htm

[mUsIcLoVeR]

Well, the preferences are OK. And yes, they all play in Napster, Media Jukebox, Windows Media Player. They are all mp3's, no playlists. The average size is about 3/4 megs. But I have some mp3's of about 1 to 8 megs... The Bitrate is mostly 128.

[DJ Egg]

Cheers for the info. That narrows it down a bit!
I've gotta say that this is a mighty strange phenomenum.

Firstly, have you installed any 3rd party Winamp plugins, particularly Input or General Purpose?
If so, please list them.
It's possible that a General plugin such as Album List is causing this problem?
Do you possibly have 2 input plugins that handle mp3 files?

Is "Play" or "Enqueue" the default action?
/goto: Prefs -> FileTypes : is "Enqueue as default action" checkmarked?
Is Winamp your default MP3 player? (mp3 is selected in the list of available ext's)

Confirm this:

Exit Winamp

goto: (Windows) Start -> Settings -> Folder Options -> File Types tab
Scroll down for "Winamp media file", hi-lite & click "Edit"
Hi-lite "Play in Winamp" (which should be bold if it is the default action), click "Edit"
The command line should be as follows:
"C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe" "%1"
The MIME type should be: audio/m3u
If not, change it & "Okay" everything.

If "Enqueue" is the default action, the command line is:
"C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe" /ADD "%1"
(the command line for "Enqueue" regardless of whether it is the default action or not)

Exit Folder Options & try opening an mp3 in Winamp again.

Report back here with your results.