554 hanging during setup "(Downloading 261% completed)"

crowley66 · 14th July 2008, 17:58

My installation seems to go fine, but then when winamp tries to start up, it pops up a "Winamp Setup" window and hangs with a progress bar reporting "Downloading... (261% completed)". Really! "261%"!

Haven't seen anyone else reporting this one. Any ideas what's going on? I am behind a corporate firewall, but generally haven't had trouble with simple downloads.

I've uninstalled all prior winamp apps, rebooted, re-downloaded the installer. Same thing happens. I'm running XP Pro SP3, IE7. Thanks for any suggestions!

Nunzio390 · 14th July 2008, 18:22

Hmmm... bizarre

And NO errors during installation?
Eg: Winamp can not access "whatever" file for writing

And the installation supposedly completes with no error, and then, at the end when it asks you if you want to start Winamp now, that is when it pops up a "Winamp Setup" window and hangs with a progress bar reporting "Downloading... (261% completed)"??

Very bizarre.

Try 1 of 2 things...

If your browser gives a choice of either running or saving the installation file, select SAVE. Then wait for the download to complete before running the installer. See if that helps.

If not...
Since you are stuck behind a corporate firewall that may be screwing things up, then download the installation file while not at work (eg: at home) onto a USB stick. Carry the USB stick to work with you and then install Winamp.

crowley66 · 14th July 2008, 18:40

Yup, no errors on installation. Thanks for the suggestions, Nunzio. I had already tried running from the fully downloaded file, and then not launching until the installer was completely done.

Never had a problem installing Winamp from work before...

But here's an update:
When the setup dialog is shown (for selecting a skin, file associations, etc.) I canceled out, and selected "Yes" for "Save settings?". This at least gave me a winamp.ini file. Then I added these lines to the [WinampReg] section:
IsFirstInst=0
NeedReg=0

So this seemed to get me up and running, tho' Lord knows what I'm missing by not downloading the remaining... er... -161%? ... of whatever it was trying to do.

Any idea just what is downloading at that time? it's just after user registration is sent.

crowley66 · 14th July 2008, 18:50

Update on my update:
While I can play local music, I can't access my remote music. I initially get the remote client in the browser/content pane, but it soon goes blank (white) and then (occasionally) winamp crashes.

I'll try an install on a less secure network when I get a chance.

Nunzio390 · 14th July 2008, 19:00

Quote:

Originally posted by crowley66
When the setup dialog is shown (for selecting a skin, file associations, etc.) I canceled out, and selected "Yes" for "Save settings?". This at least gave me a winamp.ini file. Then I added these lines to the [WinampReg] section:
IsFirstInst=0
NeedReg=0

Yeah - adding those 2 lines would indeed do the trick

Quote:

Originally posted by crowley66
Lord knows what I'm missing by not downloading the remaining... er... -161%? ... of whatever it was trying to do.

Any idea just what is downloading at that time? it's just after user registration is sent.

I have no way of knowing what might be missing from your setup, nor would you. I've never seen nor heard of "Downloading... (261% completed)" before now.

I'll still suggest though that when you are home to download the installer onto a USB stick, carry it to work, and then rerun the installer, just to be on the safe side. Corporate firewalls are unpredictable and changes could have been made to it by management that might be causing an issue now for you whereas it never did before.

[EDIT]

Ehh! I just now saw this reply, which I hadn't seen when I initially typed my above response to you...

Quote:

Originally posted by crowley66
Update on my update:
While I can play local music, I can't access my remote music. I initially get the remote client in the browser/content pane, but it soon goes blank (white) and then (occasionally) winamp crashes.

I'll try an install on a less secure network when I get a chance.

The above just reinforces the fact that something is incomplete/missing from your installation and my USB stick suggestion to you still stands.

DJ Egg · 14th July 2008, 19:20

At a guess, it's one or both of the "Winamp Remote" or "Winamp Toolbar" options on the "Get the most out of Winamp" page of the installer options, seeing as if either of those are kept checkmarked then it downloads them externally from download.nullsoft.com (i.e. the installer setups for those two items are external and not included in the Winamp installer).

Nunzio390 · 14th July 2008, 19:27

Oh yeah... the firewall may be blocking access to installation via the external site.
Good pickup, Egg!

In which case, bringing the installer in on a USB stick means nothing unless those 2 options / features are left UNchecked during installation.

crowley66 · 15th July 2008, 13:04

To close out this thread, I finally managed to get Winamp installed. When an earlier version that had previously installed fine no longer would, I became suspicious of what might be running in the background, blocking the installation.

After killing most any process or service that didn't look critical, I was finally able to install Winamp just fine. Don't know what it was (SQL Server? Subversion? VPN client? ClearCase credential monitor? Acrobat's let-me-lurk-and-hijack-your-system agent?)

Now I just need to figure out how to get through our firewall for the remote access.

Thanks for your help, Nunzio and DJ Egg!

14th July 2008, 17:58	#1
crowley66 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6	554 hanging during setup "(Downloading 261% completed)" My installation seems to go fine, but then when winamp tries to start up, it pops up a "Winamp Setup" window and hangs with a progress bar reporting "Downloading... (261% completed)". Really! "261%"! Haven't seen anyone else reporting this one. Any ideas what's going on? I am behind a corporate firewall, but generally haven't had trouble with simple downloads. I've uninstalled all prior winamp apps, rebooted, re-downloaded the installer. Same thing happens. I'm running XP Pro SP3, IE7. Thanks for any suggestions!

14th July 2008, 18:22	#2
Nunzio390 Nugatory Aluminator Look it up Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tharsis Ridge (Martian lowlands) Posts: 8,588	Hmmm... bizarre And NO errors during installation? Eg: Winamp can not access "whatever" file for writing And the installation supposedly completes with no error, and then, at the end when it asks you if you want to start Winamp now, that is when it pops up a "Winamp Setup" window and hangs with a progress bar reporting "Downloading... (261% completed)"?? Very bizarre. Try 1 of 2 things... If your browser gives a choice of either running or saving the installation file, select SAVE. Then wait for the download to complete before running the installer. See if that helps. If not... Since you are stuck behind a corporate firewall that may be screwing things up, then download the installation file while not at work (eg: at home) onto a USB stick. Carry the USB stick to work with you and then install Winamp. Don't email or PM me concerning Winamp. Instead, either start a NEW TOPIC or post a REPLY in the appropriate thread in these forums. This will also benefit others who may have a similar question or problem. But before posting, please first Search the forums and read all FAQs and all Sticky threads. ORB Remote Broadcast [ Automated Jukebox \| Nunzio's Home \| Wacky Videos \| Solve the Prunella Puzzle! ] [ LINE RIDER! \| My Resume \| Virtual Chess \| Composite Sketch \| My Niece's Band ] [ Plugins by Joonas \| DrO's Winamp Plugins and Extras \| K-JÃ¶fol ]

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DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,894	At a guess, it's one or both of the "Winamp Remote" or "Winamp Toolbar" options on the "Get the most out of Winamp" page of the installer options, seeing as if either of those are kept checkmarked then it downloads them externally from download.nullsoft.com (i.e. the installer setups for those two items are external and not included in the Winamp installer). Playlist -\|- Twitter

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14th July 2008, 18:40	#3
crowley66 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6	Yup, no errors on installation. Thanks for the suggestions, Nunzio. I had already tried running from the fully downloaded file, and then not launching until the installer was completely done. Never had a problem installing Winamp from work before... But here's an update: When the setup dialog is shown (for selecting a skin, file associations, etc.) I canceled out, and selected "Yes" for "Save settings?". This at least gave me a winamp.ini file. Then I added these lines to the [WinampReg] section: IsFirstInst=0 NeedReg=0 So this seemed to get me up and running, tho' Lord knows what I'm missing by not downloading the remaining... er... -161%? ... of whatever it was trying to do. Any idea just what is downloading at that time? it's just after user registration is sent.

14th July 2008, 18:50	#4
crowley66 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6	Update on my update: While I can play local music, I can't access my remote music. I initially get the remote client in the browser/content pane, but it soon goes blank (white) and then (occasionally) winamp crashes. I'll try an install on a less secure network when I get a chance.

14th July 2008, 19:27	#7
Nunzio390 Nugatory Aluminator Look it up Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tharsis Ridge (Martian lowlands) Posts: 8,588	Oh yeah... the firewall may be blocking access to installation via the external site. Good pickup, Egg! In which case, bringing the installer in on a USB stick means nothing unless those 2 options / features are left UNchecked during installation.

15th July 2008, 13:04	#8
crowley66 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6	To close out this thread, I finally managed to get Winamp installed. When an earlier version that had previously installed fine no longer would, I became suspicious of what might be running in the background, blocking the installation. After killing most any process or service that didn't look critical, I was finally able to install Winamp just fine. Don't know what it was (SQL Server? Subversion? VPN client? ClearCase credential monitor? Acrobat's let-me-lurk-and-hijack-your-system agent?) Now I just need to figure out how to get through our firewall for the remote access. Thanks for your help, Nunzio and DJ Egg!