I give up - default dir for playlist

[CharKane]

I have searched the preferences, the inis, the registry and these forums and can't figure it out:

Whenever I click 'add dir' in the playlist, it always defaults to some directory deep inside a game demo. I deleted the game directory and now it defaults to a different game demo directory!

Is there no place to set what your default mp3 dir is for the playlist? I am comfortable editing the registry and inside of non-hex files if need be.

winamp.ini
look for cwd=

(this somtimes doesn't work for some reason)
but set it to the default path you want

[CharKane]

That doesn't work

I change it to:

cwd=c:\MP3s

but when I open WinAmp, it still defaults to the old dir and the ini is changed back to:

cwd=c:\program files\the bitmap brothers\steel soldiers (demo)\sfx\generic\wav\eng\specific\medium\pyro

How it ever got that one I don't know. It has only been installed for a week and it doesn't even contain mp3s (does have wavs though).

It must be getting that dir from somewhere other than the ini file.

[DJ Egg]

The cwd= entry in winamp.ini is the only place this setting is referred to.

Make sure winamp.ini is not set to "read-only"
Make sure the Winamp dir & no files within are set to "read only"

Open Winamp
Go to add dir as per usual
Choose your dir & actually add it to the playlist.

Now close Winamp
wait a while & reboot.