WinAmp closes whenever I plug my MP3 Player to my computer

-kiksu- · 3rd March 2008, 23:17

Title speaks for itself.

I bought a Samsung YP-P2 and I've noticed WinAmp's being reacting oddly since I first plugged it in.

Whenever I run WinAmp it shuts down after 5-6 seconds or so.

Any help would be appreciated.

Sawg · 5th March 2008, 08:20

full uninstall and reinstall
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-kiksu- · 5th March 2008, 12:40

Already tried that.
What kind of information do you need?

Sawg · 5th March 2008, 13:22

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Originally posted by Sawg
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Those are links, click and follow the instructions.

GregN · 6th March 2008, 12:57

Whenever I plug my sensae260r into the computer, winamp dumps. I like the new winamp upgrade but the old winamp version actually works.

This is a very clean install. Windows XP, complete updates and the computer is less than a week old. The PC is Compaq with 2Gig of memory, nothing really special or unique. Everything else on the computer works including Windows Media Player 11, Rhapsody Player (both came with the pc), itunes. This is a winamp problem for sure...especially given the fact that this issue is showing up in multiple places in this forum.

My only fix because I'm not a guru techie is to use a different media player or don't plug in your mp3 player when you're using winamp.

Greg Newell
www.trackableresults.com

GregN · 6th March 2008, 13:25

Addendum: I removed all the player plugins. You can't use winamp to sync with your player but at least you can run winamp without it crashing. There's got to be an issue with the playforsure addin and compatibility with the player. Also, I am not using any drivers with my player. Windows just recoginzes the player and the folders. If I want to play music from the player, I just open windows explorer and drill down to the songs I want to play and play them.

Nunzio390 · 6th March 2008, 13:30

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Originally posted by Sawg
full uninstall and reinstall <-- clickable link
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GregN · 6th March 2008, 14:14

uninstall/reinstall was done 3 or 4 times.

dxdiags file is uploaded.

Should give you all the information you need.

mastomas · 8th March 2008, 00:14

hi
iÂ´m having the same problem. i can use winamp wihout any problems, but when i plug my toshiba gigabeat S it starts reading from it, and then winamp crashes and just exits.
i donÂ´t want to use winamp to sync with my device, but just read and play music from it.
iÂ´m attaching my plugin list. please help me.

my pc:
-AMD Athlon64 3000+
-1gb RAM
-MSI K8T Neo Motherboard
-Win XP (SP2)
-Realtek AC'97 Onboard Audio
-Nvidia GeForce FX 5200
-DirectX 9.0c
-Winamp 5.52 (Full)

There is no error message, the application just exits.
IÂ´m using it on an admin account (the only account on the PC) and IÂ´m using "sepparate settings per user"

thanks for your help

GregN · 8th March 2008, 01:54

mastomas,

I'm betting that if you go to winamp preferences and uninstall the portable device plut-ins (under Plug-ins / Portables) then winamp will work just fine. That's what I had to do.

Greg

mastomas · 8th March 2008, 07:08

yes iÂ´m sure that would work. in fact i checked it. the only problem is iÂ´m trying to get it to work because i wanna play the music from my gigebeat!
i even tried deleting all pmp_*.dll files except for pmp_p4s.dll. that didnÂ´t work either

barrygardner · 27th May 2008, 11:00

It's the playforsure plugin. I've had the same problem with a Samsung yp-p2. I removed all portable device plugins then reinstalled winamp selecting individual plugins. As soon as I got to the playforsure, plugging the ypp2 in with winamp running, winamp is shut down.

barrygardner · 4th August 2008, 10:20

My new solution is to use Songbird instead of winamp - a shame as I like winamp, but songbird supports my YP-P2, and is a good player on its own.

volden · 17th August 2008, 19:34

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Originally posted by GregN
mastomas,

I'm betting that if you go to winamp preferences and uninstall the portable device plut-ins (under Plug-ins / Portables) then winamp will work just fine. That's what I had to do.

Greg

Thanks, had the same problem, works perfectly now! : D

barrygardner · 19th August 2008, 20:18

You are correct Volden (see my previous post) but I want to be able to use my MP3 device with Winamp - I can manage it with Songbird instead so I've moved over to that now.

Steve2526 · 23rd August 2008, 17:38

I was having the same problem with my mp3 player crashing Winamp after upgrading to ver. 5.54.

I uninstalled the portable devices plugins, and now Winamp doesn't recognized my player at all!

Sawg · 23rd August 2008, 21:06

Well, yeah. If you remove the thing that recognizes portable players, then Winamp won't recognize portable players.

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3rd March 2008, 23:17	#1
-kiksu- Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2	WinAmp closes whenever I plug my MP3 Player to my computer Title speaks for itself. I bought a Samsung YP-P2 and I've noticed WinAmp's being reacting oddly since I first plugged it in. Whenever I run WinAmp it shuts down after 5-6 seconds or so. Any help would be appreciated.

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6th March 2008, 12:57	#5
GregN Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4	YUP! I've got the same problem Whenever I plug my sensae260r into the computer, winamp dumps. I like the new winamp upgrade but the old winamp version actually works. This is a very clean install. Windows XP, complete updates and the computer is less than a week old. The PC is Compaq with 2Gig of memory, nothing really special or unique. Everything else on the computer works including Windows Media Player 11, Rhapsody Player (both came with the pc), itunes. This is a winamp problem for sure...especially given the fact that this issue is showing up in multiple places in this forum. My only fix because I'm not a guru techie is to use a different media player or don't plug in your mp3 player when you're using winamp. Greg Newell www.trackableresults.com

23rd August 2008, 17:38	#16
Steve2526 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2	Portable Devices plugins I was having the same problem with my mp3 player crashing Winamp after upgrading to ver. 5.54. I uninstalled the portable devices plugins, and now Winamp doesn't recognized my player at all!

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5th March 2008, 12:40	#3
-kiksu- Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2	Already tried that. What kind of information do you need?

6th March 2008, 13:25	#6
GregN Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4	Addendum: I removed all the player plugins. You can't use winamp to sync with your player but at least you can run winamp without it crashing. There's got to be an issue with the playforsure addin and compatibility with the player. Also, I am not using any drivers with my player. Windows just recoginzes the player and the folders. If I want to play music from the player, I just open windows explorer and drill down to the songs I want to play and play them.

8th March 2008, 01:54	#10
GregN Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4	mastomas, I'm betting that if you go to winamp preferences and uninstall the portable device plut-ins (under Plug-ins / Portables) then winamp will work just fine. That's what I had to do. Greg

8th March 2008, 07:08	#11
mastomas Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2	yes iÂ´m sure that would work. in fact i checked it. the only problem is iÂ´m trying to get it to work because i wanna play the music from my gigebeat! i even tried deleting all pmp_*.dll files except for pmp_p4s.dll. that didnÂ´t work either

27th May 2008, 11:00	#12
barrygardner Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11	It's the playforsure plugin. I've had the same problem with a Samsung yp-p2. I removed all portable device plugins then reinstalled winamp selecting individual plugins. As soon as I got to the playforsure, plugging the ypp2 in with winamp running, winamp is shut down.

4th August 2008, 10:20	#13
barrygardner Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11	My new solution is to use Songbird instead of winamp - a shame as I like winamp, but songbird supports my YP-P2, and is a good player on its own.

19th August 2008, 20:18	#15
barrygardner Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11	You are correct Volden (see my previous post) but I want to be able to use my MP3 device with Winamp - I can manage it with Songbird instead so I've moved over to that now.