Why you wanna give me a run-around?

joshinslowmo · 30th May 2010, 09:03

This is a heads-up to anyone wondering why they can't seem to log in to the Winamp forums with their Winamp/AOL account.

I just spent the last 15 minutes trying to register for an account that will allow me to post on these forums. I'll explain what I had to do; then you might realize why I am so irritated.

I navigated to winamp.com.
I found the register link right away.
I proceeded to create an AOL account.
I came to the Winamp forums.
I tried to log in, but I was repeatedly rejected with the message that either my account name or password was incorrect.
I tried Mozilla Firefox (since I was using Google Chrome originally). Same problem.
Will Internet Explorer work? Of course not.
I scrambled around these forums only to find that the Winamp forums and the Winamp main page use two completely different databases for registration.
I then registered for the forums using the link on the forum index.
I now have an account I can use to post!
To the bug reports!

OpenWave · 5th July 2010, 06:21

Same here, I had to use the "forgot password" link and retrieve my new password and re-enter my new one, not sure why this happened.

robdog2004 · 10th July 2010, 03:08

its the new server they are using with the forum boards
there are still issues being worked on to get the board running correctly

30th May 2010, 09:03	#1
joshinslowmo Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4	Why you wanna give me a run-around? This is a heads-up to anyone wondering why they can't seem to log in to the Winamp forums with their Winamp/AOL account. I just spent the last 15 minutes trying to register for an account that will allow me to post on these forums. I'll explain what I had to do; then you might realize why I am so irritated. I navigated to winamp.com. I found the register link right away. I proceeded to create an AOL account. I came to the Winamp forums. I tried to log in, but I was repeatedly rejected with the message that either my account name or password was incorrect. I tried Mozilla Firefox (since I was using Google Chrome originally). Same problem. Will Internet Explorer work? Of course not. I scrambled around these forums only to find that the Winamp forums and the Winamp main page use two completely different databases for registration. I then registered for the forums using the link on the forum index. I now have an account I can use to post! To the bug reports!

10th July 2010, 03:08	#3
robdog2004 Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 843	its the new server they are using with the forum boards there are still issues being worked on to get the board running correctly thanks rob (c)rob 2013 (picture & SN) (please note) As users we can't give others help unless we get full details of the problem that you are having

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5th July 2010, 06:21	#2
OpenWave Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 7	Same here, I had to use the "forgot password" link and retrieve my new password and re-enter my new one, not sure why this happened.