Winamp seems to cause a fatal error in Windows 7

modemmack · 23rd July 2009, 15:22

I have had 2 instances in 2 days of my system locking up when I was interacting with Winamp. The first time it occurred, I was using the right click function to edit the text of a recently added bookmark. The second system lock up occurred when I inserted a audio CD and made Winamp the default player. I waited 5 minutes on each lockup to see if they would clear with no success. I hope it's corrected soon. I've always used Winamp, and I'd hate to have to find a different player right now. I'll wait till the next update before I risk it again.

Sawg · 23rd July 2009, 21:09

Windows 7 is not supported by Winamp currently. Though plenty report using it with out incident, so as always make sure you do a complete uninstall and reinstall with no third party plugins.

modemmack · 24th July 2009, 09:55

I think I can recall having a similar experience with Vista, but it was at least 3 weeks ago. I could be mistake in that case. While most applications aren't officially listed to work with Windows 7, virtually everything seems to. I just thought I'd point out a potential bug that might happen in the Windows 7 retail version.

24th July 2009, 16:19

I have reproduced this problem many times and found out this issue is related to disc image emulator. I tested with Daemon Tools and PowerISO. They both cause winamp to crash when I right click the playlist and point to "send to:"...Please solve asap.

I have to close Daemon Tools everytime when I use Winamp to avoid crashing.

modemmack · 24th July 2009, 16:25

You might have a point there. I don have Magic ISO, and Daemon Tools installed. So is Winamp trying to access them as though they are real drives, and crashing the system? I didn't see that one coming. I'll try uninstalling, and try to cause a crash doing the previous actions. If it doesn't crash, then I guess you're right. We shall see.

Fernando Villarroel · 26th July 2009, 06:28

I don't think the problem is because image emulators, I have none and just had a similar problem:

I'm using an HP tx2635us Tablet PC with Windows 7 RC 7100 x64 installed, the one and only media player I use is Winamp and never had a single problem, but when I tried to listen an audio CD, the PC just hanged and went unresponsive, neither the oldschool ctrl-alt-del trick worked.

I restarted, then disabled the "Use sonic engine when possible" and now tried again to play the audio CD, but the tablet pc went unresponsive once again. I repeated the operation by enabling/disabling the "Enable digital audio extraction when possible", "Sample input from soundcard" and "Music ID" from the Nullsoft CD Plugin options, and the problem persisted.

So, must be something else.

modemmack · 31st July 2009, 11:11

Alas I haven't had the time to test any new configuration changes. I just stopped using Winamp for the time being while using Windows 7. I'm sure they'll (hopefully) clear up the problem by the retail release on Windows 7. Have a good day.

23rd July 2009, 15:22	#1
modemmack Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4	Winamp seems to cause a fatal error in Windows 7 I have had 2 instances in 2 days of my system locking up when I was interacting with Winamp. The first time it occurred, I was using the right click function to edit the text of a recently added bookmark. The second system lock up occurred when I inserted a audio CD and made Winamp the default player. I waited 5 minutes on each lockup to see if they would clear with no success. I hope it's corrected soon. I've always used Winamp, and I'd hate to have to find a different player right now. I'll wait till the next update before I risk it again.

23rd July 2009, 21:09	#2
Sawg Forum King Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,456	Windows 7 is not supported by Winamp currently. Though plenty report using it with out incident, so as always make sure you do a complete uninstall and reinstall with no third party plugins. \| Brought to you by ^V ^C \| The one... the original... no seriously!

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24th July 2009, 09:55	#3
modemmack Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4	I think I can recall having a similar experience with Vista, but it was at least 3 weeks ago. I could be mistake in that case. While most applications aren't officially listed to work with Windows 7, virtually everything seems to. I just thought I'd point out a potential bug that might happen in the Windows 7 retail version.

24th July 2009, 16:19	#4
cornandbeans Guest Posts: n/a	I have reproduced this problem many times and found out this issue is related to disc image emulator. I tested with Daemon Tools and PowerISO. They both cause winamp to crash when I right click the playlist and point to "send to:"...Please solve asap. I have to close Daemon Tools everytime when I use Winamp to avoid crashing.

24th July 2009, 16:25	#5
modemmack Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4	You might have a point there. I don have Magic ISO, and Daemon Tools installed. So is Winamp trying to access them as though they are real drives, and crashing the system? I didn't see that one coming. I'll try uninstalling, and try to cause a crash doing the previous actions. If it doesn't crash, then I guess you're right. We shall see.

26th July 2009, 06:28	#6
Fernando Villarroel Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cuernavaca, Mor., MX Posts: 8	I don't think the problem is because image emulators, I have none and just had a similar problem: I'm using an HP tx2635us Tablet PC with Windows 7 RC 7100 x64 installed, the one and only media player I use is Winamp and never had a single problem, but when I tried to listen an audio CD, the PC just hanged and went unresponsive, neither the oldschool ctrl-alt-del trick worked. I restarted, then disabled the "Use sonic engine when possible" and now tried again to play the audio CD, but the tablet pc went unresponsive once again. I repeated the operation by enabling/disabling the "Enable digital audio extraction when possible", "Sample input from soundcard" and "Music ID" from the Nullsoft CD Plugin options, and the problem persisted. So, must be something else.

31st July 2009, 11:11	#7
modemmack Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4	Alas I haven't had the time to test any new configuration changes. I just stopped using Winamp for the time being while using Windows 7. I'm sure they'll (hopefully) clear up the problem by the retail release on Windows 7. Have a good day.