Weird minimize problem

juskaitinuli · 2nd January 2008, 10:47

Ever since I last closed Winamp, there's this annoying minimizing problem. Right when Winamp launches, it minimizes back to the tray and then pops up again over and over. It does this very rapidly and I have to use ctrl+alt+del to close it. How to fix this?

I'm using Windows XP and Winamp 5.51. I also recall closing Winamp by right clicking the icon in the system tray before this bug occured (if that helps).

Rocker · 2nd January 2008, 12:57

sounds like a bad third party plugin.

please read our faq about a clean reinstall.

solcuerda · 15th January 2008, 22:57

I get this problem too using a clean install but only if I exited winamp while it was minimised to the tray beforehand. It doesn't do it if I closed Winamp while it was sitting on my desktop.

JonnyMac · 15th January 2008, 23:25

Sounds like a known issue. Issue 2 under the Temp Section: 5.5x-specific issues section, from the Known Winamp 5 Bugs thread.

DJ Egg · 16th January 2008, 03:28

Yup. Known bug.
The workaround for now is to not close Winamp whilst it's minimized to the system tray.
Either set it to show in the Taskbar only, or restore it first before closing.
Hopefully we'll get this fixed eventually, though note that it actually occurred as a result of fixing an even worse bug in 5.5, where Winamp wouldn't restore at all if it was previously closed whilst minimized to the systray...

2nd January 2008, 10:47	#1
juskaitinuli Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1	Weird minimize problem Ever since I last closed Winamp, there's this annoying minimizing problem. Right when Winamp launches, it minimizes back to the tray and then pops up again over and over. It does this very rapidly and I have to use ctrl+alt+del to close it. How to fix this? I'm using Windows XP and Winamp 5.51. I also recall closing Winamp by right clicking the icon in the system tray before this bug occured (if that helps).

15th January 2008, 23:25	#4
JonnyMac Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 14,385	Sounds like a known issue. Issue 2 under the Temp Section: 5.5x-specific issues section, from the Known Winamp 5 Bugs 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

16th January 2008, 03:28	#5
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,894	Yup. Known bug. The workaround for now is to not close Winamp whilst it's minimized to the system tray. Either set it to show in the Taskbar only, or restore it first before closing. Hopefully we'll get this fixed eventually, though note that it actually occurred as a result of fixing an even worse bug in 5.5, where Winamp wouldn't restore at all if it was previously closed whilst minimized to the systray... Playlist -\|- Twitter

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2nd January 2008, 12:57	#2
Rocker Hiding in plain sight (mod) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 9,910	sounds like a bad third party plugin. please read our faq about a clean reinstall.

15th January 2008, 22:57	#3
solcuerda Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 1	I get this problem too using a clean install but only if I exited winamp while it was minimised to the tray beforehand. It doesn't do it if I closed Winamp while it was sitting on my desktop.