Winamp Freeze

itsme_rano · 30th August 2007, 05:28

Hiya guys, I have a pretty frustrating problem. i clean reinstalls as well. what happens is whenever i try to add media to the library, no matter what method, it freezes when getting information from files. i have about 40,000 songs. it works fine when i try with a folder with a few songs in it. but it does not want to scan my drive or the full music folder. Please let me know if there is a cure. Thanks.

Rano

Rocker · 30th August 2007, 05:36

run a scandisk, check for spyware/virus.

maybe theirs one corrupt file that keeps crashing winamp?

itsme_rano · 30th August 2007, 05:41

Hey rocker, thanks for the prompt reply. I just finished running both. and moreover its a fresh xp install. and i was using winamp for the past 5 years i think. so all these files were working fine before. i am totally slumped.

sergeir · 28th September 2007, 21:01

I have the same problem with Winamp starting version 5.34. It freezes if I click around, try to minimise a window, etc. If I downgrade to 5.33 it works fine. Please help!!!

brazenhead · 9th March 2009, 15:44

I have run across this problem as well. It did turn out, for me, that it was the eTrust Antivirus. Even after adding it to the exclusion list for both local scan and realtime monitor, it was still freezing winamp for 40 seconds (while still playing music).

I had to go into services manager and disable the realtime monitor service, this fixed the problem right quick.

Just an FYI for anyone else that runs across this problem/thread in the future.

-Regards

30th August 2007, 05:28	#1
itsme_rano Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6	Winamp Freeze Hiya guys, I have a pretty frustrating problem. i clean reinstalls as well. what happens is whenever i try to add media to the library, no matter what method, it freezes when getting information from files. i have about 40,000 songs. it works fine when i try with a folder with a few songs in it. but it does not want to scan my drive or the full music folder. Please let me know if there is a cure. Thanks. Rano

28th September 2007, 21:01	#4
sergeir Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1	Freezing since 5.34 I have the same problem with Winamp starting version 5.34. It freezes if I click around, try to minimise a window, etc. If I downgrade to 5.33 it works fine. Please help!!!

9th March 2009, 15:44	#5
brazenhead Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1	My solution I have run across this problem as well. It did turn out, for me, that it was the eTrust Antivirus. Even after adding it to the exclusion list for both local scan and realtime monitor, it was still freezing winamp for 40 seconds (while still playing music). I had to go into services manager and disable the realtime monitor service, this fixed the problem right quick. Just an FYI for anyone else that runs across this problem/thread in the future. -Regards

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30th August 2007, 05:36	#2
Rocker Hiding in plain sight (mod) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 9,910	run a scandisk, check for spyware/virus. maybe theirs one corrupt file that keeps crashing winamp?

30th August 2007, 05:41	#3
itsme_rano Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6	Hey rocker, thanks for the prompt reply. I just finished running both. and moreover its a fresh xp install. and i was using winamp for the past 5 years i think. so all these files were working fine before. i am totally slumped.