Plz HELPPP ME !

[Max1pc]

I have a problem with winamp! I have just downloaded ur newest Version of winamp, which is causing me problems! I have no idea what version I had but it was running all perfect. Today when I opened winamp it told me that a newer version(2.78) was out and to go download it and like a fool i did! After I installed it and it tried to run I got the following error....

WINAMP caused an invalid page fault in
module IN_MIDI.DLL at 0177:017cfc2e.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=017cfc2e EFLGS=00010202
EBX=00000000 SS=017f ESP=006ea5c4 EBP=006ea63c
ECX=017dd458 DS=017f ESI=017dd120 FS=34b7
EDX=81815780 ES=017f EDI=00000094 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 10 39 5d fc 59 75 14 ff 35 54 d4 7d 01 ff 15
Stack dump:
006ea638 00000094 00000001 00000009 00000094 017dd120 017ca4a8 006ea618 00010001 00000400 4944494d 70614d20 00726570 0000bff8 0028004c 00400000

Now every time I try to play something it gives me this error! PLZ HELP ME OUT HERE!

These are my specs
Pent II 350 with 200mbram
Turtle beach "Santa Cruz" Sound card
Windows 98

All newest drivers and updates I have so plz help me solve this problem! I have also uninstalled and reinstalled winamp lots of times with fresh installations deleting all the plugins ect! Oh and yes it was a full installation .......

Thx for ur time

Max

[peter]

[edit]
sounds like your copy of in_midi.dll is damaged, please scan your system for viruses and reinstall Winamp.

[original post starts here]
IMO your sound card drivers are broken or something like that. which windows OS do you use ? i suggest that you try the latest MIDI plug-in update - it might fix the problem.
btw, what do you mean "every time when i try to play something" ? every time you start Winamp / every time you try to play MIDI file / every time you try to play any file (mp3 etc) ?
also try updating directx.

[Max1pc]

ok here are some more details
I have no viruses and I use systemworks 2002
My winamp was runing PERFECT untill I updated so IT MUST be the update!
I have windows 98 (not SE)
I have the latest drivers and directX
winamp crashes everytime i try to play some music! mp3 or anything! even the winamp demo crashes!

plzzzzzzzzz help!
thx
max

[peter]

did i say "reinstall" and "update your MIDI plug-in" ?

[Max1pc]

i did both

[peter]

could you write down exact error message again (from the latest in_midi.dll version) ? i'm trying to track down which part of code is to blame. i especially need "Bytes at CS:EIP" section (there was something really weird about that section in the error message in your first post).

[peter]

ok i think i've fixed it (note to self: add dll ghost checks when doing shit with optional dll references).
get this.

[Max1pc]

Sorry but looks like its not fixed! still keep getting the crash...

WINAMP caused an invalid page fault in
module IN_MIDI.DLL at 0177:01c3f67a.
Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0177 EIP=01c3f67a EFLGS=00010202
EBX=00000000 SS=017f ESP=006ea5c4 EBP=006ea63c
ECX=01c4d414 DS=017f ESI=01c4d0f0 FS=839f
EDX=8188d560 ES=017f EDI=00000094 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 10 39 5d fc 59 75 14 ff 35 10 d4 c4 01 ff 15
Stack dump:
006ea638 00000094 00000001 00000009 00000094 01c4d0f0 01c3a499 006ea618 00010001 00000400 4944494d 70614d20 00726570 0000bff8 0028004c 00400000



Thats exactly what it says in the error msg...the patch u gave me doesn't fix it
not sure why this is happening i mean winamp used to work SOOOOOOO good on my pc

[peter]

[edit] try this first before messing with winamp.ini

temporary fix: find "cfg_no_soundfont=0" line in winamp.ini and change it to "cfg_no_soundfont=1".

[Max1pc]

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[peter]

no problem, thanks for info. it wasn't exactly my bug after all (broken soundfont support in turtlebeach drivers), but i've added a fix on my side so it doesn't happen anymore.
also, there is something weird about the way windows reports code bytes at CS:EIP (it made me believe that your in_midi.dll is damaged becuase i seemed to have different bytes in my dll, but it turned out to be a false alert).

[peter]

in case you come here again - is turtlebeach your only soundcard, or did you upgrade from some soundblaster ?

[Max1pc]

I had some build in Aureal Vortex card but I disabled it and put in the turtle beach why?

[peter]

you seem to have file named "sfman32.dll" somewhere (it was responsible for all this mess), and as far as i know only soundblaster drivers install it (it's for soundfont stuff). maybe aureal drivers support soundfont too, and they weren't uninstalled after disabling that soundcard.
[edit] try this: find sfman32.dll (should be somewhere in your windows/system), click "properties", this should tell you what installed that file.

[Max1pc]

yeah its some creative stuff crap soundfont! well anyways I have to keep the drivers for my old soundcard on my PC because it keeps giving me an error if i uninstall em even thouth the soundcard is disabled! Also aureal is a horrible company! i have no idea what they use as drivers or something but they are out of buss...so not much help from them!



thx for all ur help and sorry to take up ur time with this mess

[peter]

God Damn Creative.
that would explain everything - creative's soundfont manager does lame things when their hardware isn't present. i've made soundfont support disabled by default in latest in_midi so this story won't repeat. thanks for info.