Winamp-default player???

Luka1 · 30th May 2011, 19:07

Every time I turn on Winamp he switch to the default player for movies and music. How to stop Winamp to swotch to the default player? Thanks

DJ Egg · 30th May 2011, 19:28

Hi

http://www.winamp.com/help/FAQ#Playback_and_File_Types

During the Setup stage of installation, you are asked what filetypes to associate with Winamp
and whether you want it to maintain those associations.

You can manually change these settings later, by going to:

Winamp -> Prefs (Ctrl+P) -> File Types:

Deselect the file extensions you don’t want Winamp to be the default for,

and optionally, uncheck "Restore associations at Winamp startup"

Batter Pudding · 30th May 2011, 19:31

If you installed Winamp Agent, remove it.

Also look into the Preferences / General Preferences / File Types and make sure there is not a tick in "Restore File Associations at Winamp start-up"

DrO · 30th May 2011, 20:13

the agent doesn't do anything like that, it's just a Winamp loader / notification icon when Winamp isn't really loaded. so has nothing to do with file associations (and hasn't for a while), hence the few text changes which have been made for when the next release occurs.

-daz

Batter Pudding · 30th May 2011, 20:22

Ah - thanks for the correction on Winamp Agent. TBH - I haven't installed Agent in years as I always in the habit of skipping it. Didn't realise it now didn't do anything association related.

DrO · 30th May 2011, 20:26

hasn't done since 5.53 from looking back at things (since it never received all of the logic needed to cope with 'Different shell descriptions for different associated filetypes'

-daz

Batter Pudding · 31st May 2011, 10:01

That makes sense. And I can see where my confusion came from as when I installed Winamp last night on a laptop. The only description of Agent on the File Association page is "used to keep winamp file associations".

The main reason I have been skipping it all these years.

30th May 2011, 19:07	#1
Luka1 Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1	Winamp-default player??? Every time I turn on Winamp he switch to the default player for movies and music. How to stop Winamp to swotch to the default player? Thanks

30th May 2011, 19:28	#2
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,129	Hi http://www.winamp.com/help/FAQ#Playback_and_File_Types During the Setup stage of installation, you are asked what filetypes to associate with Winamp and whether you want it to maintain those associations. You can manually change these settings later, by going to: Winamp -> Prefs (Ctrl+P) -> File Types: Deselect the file extensions you don’t want Winamp to be the default for, and optionally, uncheck "Restore associations at Winamp startup" Playlist -\|- Twitter

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30th May 2011, 19:31	#3
Batter Pudding Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,360	If you installed Winamp Agent, remove it. Also look into the Preferences / General Preferences / File Types and make sure there is not a tick in "Restore File Associations at Winamp start-up"

30th May 2011, 20:13	#4
DrO - Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 22,265	the agent doesn't do anything like that, it's just a Winamp loader / notification icon when Winamp isn't really loaded. so has nothing to do with file associations (and hasn't for a while), hence the few text changes which have been made for when the next release occurs. -daz

30th May 2011, 20:22	#5
Batter Pudding Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,360	Ah - thanks for the correction on Winamp Agent. TBH - I haven't installed Agent in years as I always in the habit of skipping it. Didn't realise it now didn't do anything association related.

30th May 2011, 20:26	#6
DrO - Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 22,265	hasn't done since 5.53 from looking back at things (since it never received all of the logic needed to cope with 'Different shell descriptions for different associated filetypes' -daz

31st May 2011, 10:01	#7
Batter Pudding Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,360	That makes sense. And I can see where my confusion came from as when I installed Winamp last night on a laptop. The only description of Agent on the File Association page is "used to keep winamp file associations". The main reason I have been skipping it all these years.