Winamp does not start after upgrade

Xerxes42 · 28th July 2008, 07:41

I upgraded from Winamp 5.2 to 5.54. After installing, I get a "Winamp Setup" window. I click through it and get a progress window "Starting Winamp", which takes some time pausing around at four bars, then vanishes. Winamp does not start, no process "Winamp.exe" in the task manager. Clicking on "Wimamp.exe" again just opens the "Winamp Setup" again (with my settings already correct) and the whole things starts all over again.

Rocker · 28th July 2008, 11:04

i'd say you have an old incompatible third party plugin from the old winamp. remove or upgrade the old plugins and it'll work fine.

Menschenfleisch · 28th July 2008, 15:43

Do you have Shoutcast DSP?

Then Reinstall this

Shoutcast DSP uses an older AAC+ Encoder than Winamp does

But Shoutcast does crash with the newer one

Xerxes42 · 1st August 2008, 05:29

Didn't have that plugin. Had to delete my WHOLE plugin folder and reinstall for Winamp to work again. Shows really bad developing style to break compatibility in a minor version increment and force people to go but hunting who only wanted to get the security fixes.

28th July 2008, 07:41	#1
Xerxes42 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2	Winamp does not start after upgrade I upgraded from Winamp 5.2 to 5.54. After installing, I get a "Winamp Setup" window. I click through it and get a progress window "Starting Winamp", which takes some time pausing around at four bars, then vanishes. Winamp does not start, no process "Winamp.exe" in the task manager. Clicking on "Wimamp.exe" again just opens the "Winamp Setup" again (with my settings already correct) and the whole things starts all over again.

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28th July 2008, 11:04	#2
Rocker Hiding in plain sight (mod) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 9,910	i'd say you have an old incompatible third party plugin from the old winamp. remove or upgrade the old plugins and it'll work fine.

28th July 2008, 15:43	#3
Menschenfleisch Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 178	Do you have Shoutcast DSP? Then Reinstall this Shoutcast DSP uses an older AAC+ Encoder than Winamp does But Shoutcast does crash with the newer one

1st August 2008, 05:29	#4
Xerxes42 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2	Didn't have that plugin. Had to delete my WHOLE plugin folder and reinstall for Winamp to work again. Shows really bad developing style to break compatibility in a minor version increment and force people to go but hunting who only wanted to get the security fixes.