Recurring Error

drew29 · 4th March 2006, 19:33

I have Winamp 5.13 and whenever I play more than a few songs an error comes up. This is what it says:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

This error forces me to close Winamp although while the error is up Winamp is still playing the current song.
I have tried searching for someone with the same problem but I couldn't find any. I found people with similar errors but the solution to their problem would not help me. Please help.

JonnyMac · 5th March 2006, 00:42

You are using an older version of Winamp. Please update Winamp to ver 5.2 to receive tech support. I would suggest a full uninstall > reinstall (AKA clean install) of Winamp for the update. A clean install of Winamp is usually a "cure-all"

No luck? Please provide system specs.

djfudgebar · 5th March 2006, 20:16

I've had the same problem for a long time. I reformatted and installed 5.12 and it worked for a while until I started putting more programs and stuff on, then it started doing it again. It will usually play maybe one song thru then when it's switching to the next an illegal error comes up, it says it's generating a log but I haven't been able to fine it. It keeps playing the song but sometimes it just skips. If I try opening winamp again without rebooting first the error comes up right when I start the first song. I think I may have fixed it just a few minutes ago, it's played quite a few songs and hasn't crashed yet. Only thing I did was go into the plugins and turn off the dlls that start with gen_ they're all supposedly safe ones tho, not gen_nomad or anything. I guess if it does it again I'll try updating it, but I don't think that will help. I had this problem when I used winamp 2 so I updated to 5 and still have the same thing. You might want to give the dll thing a try tho. Just add .off to the end of the dll files that start with gen. I'm really hoping this fixed it... I'm going to leave it running for a day or so to make sure.

djfudgebar · 6th March 2006, 05:28

Still running! ^_^ Those dlls seem to have been my problem. Dunno why... I was reading other topics before I tried it about the gen_nomad.dll and the problems that cause but it said that these other ones are okay and came with winamp. I suppose maybe I lost some functions, but nothing I can't live without. (:

drew29 · 6th March 2006, 21:34

I also updated to winamp 5.2 and I seem to have come up with another problem. Sometimes when i exit winamp the image of the player is still there even though its closed. I just have to refresh the desktop and its gone. So the problem is miniscule!
But now after the new version and the dlls thing the error RARELY comes up!
Im not sure which one did it though. At first after the new version the error didn't come up at all then it started up at all and barely did anything with the dlls.

But I have no reason to complain because even though the error comes up sometimes its not at the point where its so annoying I feel like searching for a new player.

djfudgebar · 7th March 2006, 05:40

Ah. Glad to hear you go it fixed (: Like I said, I had updated winamp in the past to try and fix my problem and it never worked and this dll thing is the only thing that seemed to do it! But if other people have the same problem try updating first I guess. Maybe it's because I run windows 2k pro tho. As for me, I've heard to many bad things on here about 5.2... i'll stick with 5.12 until it's fixed.

drew29 · 17th March 2006, 21:59

Well, its not fixed anymore. The error comes again and sometimes right when starting a new track(the same moment that the error should come up, so i guess the error causes this) the blue screen comes up that tells you to press any key(I dont know how else to describe it.)
This frustrates me because the blue screen usually messes up the screen and I have to restart it.

JonnyMac · 18th March 2006, 00:49

@ drew29

Please system specs.

@ djfudgebar

Are you still having problems? If please post a new thread, state the issue are having and provide system specs. Although your issue is similar to drew29's, it may require separate handling.

Also, to make sure someone does not accidentally think you are cross-posting, say that a mod asked you to start a new thread.

4th March 2006, 19:33	#1
drew29 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6	Recurring Error I have Winamp 5.13 and whenever I play more than a few songs an error comes up. This is what it says: This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persists, contact the program vendor. This error forces me to close Winamp although while the error is up Winamp is still playing the current song. I have tried searching for someone with the same problem but I couldn't find any. I found people with similar errors but the solution to their problem would not help me. Please help.

5th March 2006, 00:42	#2
JonnyMac Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 14,385	You are using an older version of Winamp. Please update Winamp to ver 5.2 to receive tech support. I would suggest a full uninstall > reinstall (AKA clean install) of Winamp for the update. A clean install of Winamp is usually a "cure-all" No luck? Please provide system specs. Please do not PM me for tech support. Any request for tech support through PM will be ignored. Read the Stickies ---> \| \| \| \| <--- Knowledge is power

18th March 2006, 00:49	#8
JonnyMac Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 14,385	@ drew29 Please system specs. @ djfudgebar Are you still having problems? If please post a new thread, state the issue are having and provide system specs. Although your issue is similar to drew29's, it may require separate handling. Also, to make sure someone does not accidentally think you are cross-posting, say that a mod asked you to start a new thread. Please do not PM me for tech support. Any request for tech support through PM will be ignored. Read the Stickies ---> \| \| \| \| <--- Knowledge is power

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5th March 2006, 20:16	#3
djfudgebar Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 8	I've had the same problem for a long time. I reformatted and installed 5.12 and it worked for a while until I started putting more programs and stuff on, then it started doing it again. It will usually play maybe one song thru then when it's switching to the next an illegal error comes up, it says it's generating a log but I haven't been able to fine it. It keeps playing the song but sometimes it just skips. If I try opening winamp again without rebooting first the error comes up right when I start the first song. I think I may have fixed it just a few minutes ago, it's played quite a few songs and hasn't crashed yet. Only thing I did was go into the plugins and turn off the dlls that start with gen_ they're all supposedly safe ones tho, not gen_nomad or anything. I guess if it does it again I'll try updating it, but I don't think that will help. I had this problem when I used winamp 2 so I updated to 5 and still have the same thing. You might want to give the dll thing a try tho. Just add .off to the end of the dll files that start with gen. I'm really hoping this fixed it... I'm going to leave it running for a day or so to make sure.

6th March 2006, 05:28	#4
djfudgebar Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 8	Still running! ^_^ Those dlls seem to have been my problem. Dunno why... I was reading other topics before I tried it about the gen_nomad.dll and the problems that cause but it said that these other ones are okay and came with winamp. I suppose maybe I lost some functions, but nothing I can't live without. (:

6th March 2006, 21:34	#5
drew29 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6	I also updated to winamp 5.2 and I seem to have come up with another problem. Sometimes when i exit winamp the image of the player is still there even though its closed. I just have to refresh the desktop and its gone. So the problem is miniscule! But now after the new version and the dlls thing the error RARELY comes up! Im not sure which one did it though. At first after the new version the error didn't come up at all then it started up at all and barely did anything with the dlls. But I have no reason to complain because even though the error comes up sometimes its not at the point where its so annoying I feel like searching for a new player.

7th March 2006, 05:40	#6
djfudgebar Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 8	Ah. Glad to hear you go it fixed (: Like I said, I had updated winamp in the past to try and fix my problem and it never worked and this dll thing is the only thing that seemed to do it! But if other people have the same problem try updating first I guess. Maybe it's because I run windows 2k pro tho. As for me, I've heard to many bad things on here about 5.2... i'll stick with 5.12 until it's fixed.

17th March 2006, 21:59	#7
drew29 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6	Well, its not fixed anymore. The error comes again and sometimes right when starting a new track(the same moment that the error should come up, so i guess the error causes this) the blue screen comes up that tells you to press any key(I dont know how else to describe it.) This frustrates me because the blue screen usually messes up the screen and I have to restart it.