Winamp process not ending

justtry · 27th March 2009, 01:23

Hello,

I'm using the latest version of Winamp. When I exit the application, it disappears but its actually still running, the process is still there. When I want to launch Winamp again another process of winamp.exe runs but I don't get to see the application.
So what I have to do is launch task manager, end all processes of winamp and relaunch the application, then it works.
This problem have been irritating me since a while now and I hope someone can help me fix it.

edit: I'm using Windows Xp 64bit

Plugins attached
Many thanks in advance

DJ Egg · 27th March 2009, 01:41

Hi

Could be any of one of these 3rd-party plugins to blame,
but I'll put them in order of suspicion...

Ray's G15 Plugin v0.1 [gen_g15_ray.dll]
LCD Miscellany Winamp Plugin 0.1 [gen_LCDMisc.dll]
MessengerAmp v3.0 [gen_msn.dll]
VGM input plugin v0.34 [in_vgm.dll]
Enhancer v0.17 [dsp_enh.dll] [active]
LcdStudio Visualization Library v1.0 [winampnative.dll]
Jammix Enhancer 031 [dsp_jammix.dll]
Lame MP3 Writer plug-in v1.6.4 [out_lame.dll]

With Winamp closed, go to your "C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp" folder,
create a new "Backup" subfolder in there
and cut+paste the above DLL files into it.

Reopen Winamp and see if the problem persists.

If it doesn't, then one of the above was to blame.
To determine which one, you can start restoring them, one after the other, closing & reopening Winamp inbewteen until the problem resurfaces.

justtry · 27th March 2009, 01:57

Hm, thanks mate. It seems to be gen_g15_ray.dll, winamp closes fine without it. I'm stupid I didn't think of this.

By the way, I got a question, I monitored the process winamp.exe when I close Winamp.. there is a bit of a delay between closing of the window and the process actually ending, is that normal or should the process be terminated as soon as I close winamp window ?

thanks again

DJ Egg · 27th March 2009, 03:25

Not a bad guess with my 'order of suspicion' then :-)

When it closes, Winamp does the following:

Saves the active playlist to winamp.m3u8 & winamp.m3u
Saves general settings to winamp.ini
Saves modern skin settings to studio.xnf (if you're using a modern skin, which you're not)
Saves media library settings to gen_ml.ini
Saves the media library local database to main.dat/main.idx
Maybe also needs to save other settings depending on what's been used in that session (eg. bookmarks, cddb, etc)
Saves settings for any 3rd-party plugins
Ends system processes
Kills winamp.exe process

The more plugins, and the more cpu/memory concurrently in use, the longer it can take.
Naturally, cpu speed etc is also a decisive factor....

How long of a delay are we talking?
More than 10 seconds?

justtry · 27th March 2009, 11:59

It's a 4 seconds delay, just tried to measure it. Is that normal ?

edit: system info
Processor: Intel Q9550
Mainboard: Asus P5Q-Pro
Memory: Gskill 2x2Gb 1100Mhz

DJ Egg · 27th March 2009, 15:14

4 seconds is probably about normal.

If it was just winamp.exe, in_mp3 and out_ds, it'll probably end within 1 sec.

27th March 2009, 01:41	#2
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,161	Hi Could be any of one of these 3rd-party plugins to blame, but I'll put them in order of suspicion... Ray's G15 Plugin v0.1 [gen_g15_ray.dll] LCD Miscellany Winamp Plugin 0.1 [gen_LCDMisc.dll] MessengerAmp v3.0 [gen_msn.dll] VGM input plugin v0.34 [in_vgm.dll] Enhancer v0.17 [dsp_enh.dll] [active] LcdStudio Visualization Library v1.0 [winampnative.dll] Jammix Enhancer 031 [dsp_jammix.dll] Lame MP3 Writer plug-in v1.6.4 [out_lame.dll] With Winamp closed, go to your "C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp" folder, create a new "Backup" subfolder in there and cut+paste the above DLL files into it. Reopen Winamp and see if the problem persists. If it doesn't, then one of the above was to blame. To determine which one, you can start restoring them, one after the other, closing & reopening Winamp inbewteen until the problem resurfaces. Playlist -\|- Twitter

27th March 2009, 03:25	#4
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,161	Not a bad guess with my 'order of suspicion' then :-) When it closes, Winamp does the following: Saves the active playlist to winamp.m3u8 & winamp.m3u Saves general settings to winamp.ini Saves modern skin settings to studio.xnf (if you're using a modern skin, which you're not) Saves media library settings to gen_ml.ini Saves the media library local database to main.dat/main.idx Maybe also needs to save other settings depending on what's been used in that session (eg. bookmarks, cddb, etc) Saves settings for any 3rd-party plugins Ends system processes Kills winamp.exe process The more plugins, and the more cpu/memory concurrently in use, the longer it can take. Naturally, cpu speed etc is also a decisive factor.... How long of a delay are we talking? More than 10 seconds? Playlist -\|- Twitter

27th March 2009, 15:14	#6
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,161	4 seconds is probably about normal. If it was just winamp.exe, in_mp3 and out_ds, it'll probably end within 1 sec. Playlist -\|- Twitter

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27th March 2009, 01:57	#3
justtry Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 14	Hm, thanks mate. It seems to be gen_g15_ray.dll, winamp closes fine without it. I'm stupid I didn't think of this. By the way, I got a question, I monitored the process winamp.exe when I close Winamp.. there is a bit of a delay between closing of the window and the process actually ending, is that normal or should the process be terminated as soon as I close winamp window ? thanks again

27th March 2009, 11:59	#5
justtry Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 14	It's a 4 seconds delay, just tried to measure it. Is that normal ? edit: system info Processor: Intel Q9550 Mainboard: Asus P5Q-Pro Memory: Gskill 2x2Gb 1100Mhz