"Window previews" doesnt work in Windows Vista/Winamp 5.56

riahc3 · 9th August 2009, 23:51

Since I updated to Winamp 5.56, Window Previews dont work anymore...

Saturn2K · 26th August 2009, 16:39

This is their temporary "fix" you can tell it to show with a setting.

From the FAQ:

Yes, but there are currently a few known issues that the development team are working on. DirectSound hardware acceleration no longer exists on Vista (resulting in potentially broken support for 5.1/7.1 speakers); Skinned scrollbars may not be displayed correctly; Video playback may be a bit flaky (most likely related to old/buggy video drivers or DirectShow codecs) or doesn't work at all with Aero enabled; and DWM/Flip3D displays the built-in Classic skin for all Modern skins (note, you can enable support by setting vista_thumbnail=1 in winamp.ini, but it still won't work when Winamp is minimized). We hope to resolve most if not all of these issues in forthcoming Winamp releases.

riahc3 · 27th August 2009, 13:56

Quote:

Originally posted by Saturn2K
This is their temporary "fix" you can tell it to show with a setting.

From the FAQ:

Yes, but there are currently a few known issues that the development team are working on. DirectSound hardware acceleration no longer exists on Vista (resulting in potentially broken support for 5.1/7.1 speakers); Skinned scrollbars may not be displayed correctly; Video playback may be a bit flaky (most likely related to old/buggy video drivers or DirectShow codecs) or doesn't work at all with Aero enabled; and DWM/Flip3D displays the built-in Classic skin for all Modern skins (note, you can enable support by setting vista_thumbnail=1 in winamp.ini, but it still won't work when Winamp is minimized). We hope to resolve most if not all of these issues in forthcoming Winamp releases.

But why did it work in 5.55 and not in 5.6?

poele · 27th August 2009, 18:01

I actually noticed a small detail about vista thumbnail, but i'm not sure if it will be of any help to fix this bug. Anyway here it is: when you start winamp and you alt-tab during its startup you can actually see the thumbnail you normally see when you alt-tab or hover over the program in the task, but when winamp finishes loading/starting it becomes the little lightning icon again.

In short, when you start winamp, you can see for a few seconds the image. Maybe it has something to do with a plugin or something like that.

Hopefully this will help fix the problem!

9th August 2009, 23:51	#1
riahc3 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 20	"Window previews" doesnt work in Windows Vista/Winamp 5.56 Since I updated to Winamp 5.56, Window Previews dont work anymore...

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26th August 2009, 16:39	#2
Saturn2K Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 12	This is their temporary "fix" you can tell it to show with a setting. From the FAQ: Yes, but there are currently a few known issues that the development team are working on. DirectSound hardware acceleration no longer exists on Vista (resulting in potentially broken support for 5.1/7.1 speakers); Skinned scrollbars may not be displayed correctly; Video playback may be a bit flaky (most likely related to old/buggy video drivers or DirectShow codecs) or doesn't work at all with Aero enabled; and DWM/Flip3D displays the built-in Classic skin for all Modern skins (note, you can enable support by setting vista_thumbnail=1 in winamp.ini, but it still won't work when Winamp is minimized). We hope to resolve most if not all of these issues in forthcoming Winamp releases.

27th August 2009, 18:01	#4
poele Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1	I actually noticed a small detail about vista thumbnail, but i'm not sure if it will be of any help to fix this bug. Anyway here it is: when you start winamp and you alt-tab during its startup you can actually see the thumbnail you normally see when you alt-tab or hover over the program in the task, but when winamp finishes loading/starting it becomes the little lightning icon again. In short, when you start winamp, you can see for a few seconds the image. Maybe it has something to do with a plugin or something like that. Hopefully this will help fix the problem!