BAD BUG in Winamp 5.54

MountainClimber · 16th July 2008, 13:13

I just updated my Winamp (ver. 5.531) to the new version (5.54). Immediately discovered a new bug:

If you attempt to change preferences while Winamp is playing a track, Winamp crashes. That wasn't the case with the previous version!

J_Darnley · 16th July 2008, 13:55

What options exactly? I cannot reproduce that by changing some here.

MountainClimber · 16th July 2008, 14:15

Here's an example:
Open Winamp, get it to play some MP3 files.
While it's playing, open the PREFERENCES panel
and check (or uncheck) the "Zero pad item number" box
(under General Preferences - Playlist).
Then close the PREFERENCES panel... That's when it crashes.

(using Windows XP SP3)

J_Darnley · 16th July 2008, 14:31

Odd, because that is one I tried and I can not reproduce it, even when I play am MP3 file.

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List of plugins

I will try again later when I have installed SP3.

yorgash · 16th July 2008, 14:45

i found another bug - though it existed in prev versions as well, but i thought that now with all the japanese support, it should have been fixed. so the problem is if you have japanese songs on your playlist, your list can be saved, but upon opening it jumps through the files as if they had been moved/removed. i wonder if there's something to fix this? i didn't try dling the japanese version, i will check it out as well, but i don't really like the idea of having japanese winamp just because of this :/

DJ Egg · 16th July 2008, 15:18

1. Can't reproduce the crash
Please attach your 'List of Plugins'
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....161361#plugins <-- click for instructions!!

2. Make sure you save the playlist to M3U8 (unicode), not M3U (ansi)

yorgash · 16th July 2008, 15:49

thank you DJ Egg, i was a stupid person as point 2 was the obvious solution, it's just that i did not even know about M3U8 format (never changed that before). so really, thanks

MountainClimber · 16th July 2008, 17:19

Quote:

Originally posted by J_Darnley
Odd, because that is one I tried and I can not reproduce it, even when I play am MP3 file.

Information required when posting
List of plugins

I will try again later when I have installed SP3.

I am not using any plugins, only the standard installation of Winamp.

I just conducted a few more tests and found out more precisely the circumstances under which the crash takes place.

When you run Winamp with only the Playlist Editor window open, then the problem does not occur.

However, if you have both Media Library and Playlist Editor windows open (I have them partly overlapping on the screen, but I don't know if that makes a difference), and some MP3 file playng, then attempting to modify Preferences will result in a crash. Please try it out.

MountainClimber · 16th July 2008, 17:33

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Originally posted by DJ Egg
1. Can't reproduce the crash
Please attach your 'List of Plugins'
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....161361#plugins

2. Make sure you save the playlist to M3U8 (unicode), not M3U (ansi)

As far as the plugins are concerned, I just found them listed under Preferences. Have made screenshots using SnagIt. Attaching them one by one ...

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16th July 2008, 13:13	#1
MountainClimber Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 10	BAD BUG in Winamp 5.54 I just updated my Winamp (ver. 5.531) to the new version (5.54). Immediately discovered a new bug: If you attempt to change preferences while Winamp is playing a track, Winamp crashes. That wasn't the case with the previous version!

16th July 2008, 13:55	#2
J_Darnley Forum King Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belgium, Europe Posts: 3,625	What options exactly? I cannot reproduce that by changing some here. Winamp ATF Reference — My cPro timer widget — My port of AVS Do NOT email me with general tech support questions.

16th July 2008, 14:31	#4
J_Darnley Forum King Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belgium, Europe Posts: 3,625	Odd, because that is one I tried and I can not reproduce it, even when I play am MP3 file. Information required when posting List of plugins I will try again later when I have installed SP3. Winamp ATF Reference — My cPro timer widget — My port of AVS Do NOT email me with general tech support questions.

16th July 2008, 15:18	#6
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,894	1. Can't reproduce the crash Please attach your 'List of Plugins' http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....161361#plugins <-- click for instructions!! 2. Make sure you save the playlist to M3U8 (unicode), not M3U (ansi) Playlist -\|- Twitter

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16th July 2008, 14:15	#3
MountainClimber Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 10	Here's an example: Open Winamp, get it to play some MP3 files. While it's playing, open the PREFERENCES panel and check (or uncheck) the "Zero pad item number" box (under General Preferences - Playlist). Then close the PREFERENCES panel... That's when it crashes. (using Windows XP SP3)

16th July 2008, 14:45	#5
yorgash Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2	i found another bug - though it existed in prev versions as well, but i thought that now with all the japanese support, it should have been fixed. so the problem is if you have japanese songs on your playlist, your list can be saved, but upon opening it jumps through the files as if they had been moved/removed. i wonder if there's something to fix this? i didn't try dling the japanese version, i will check it out as well, but i don't really like the idea of having japanese winamp just because of this :/

16th July 2008, 15:49	#7
yorgash Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2	thank you DJ Egg, i was a stupid person as point 2 was the obvious solution, it's just that i did not even know about M3U8 format (never changed that before). so really, thanks