Enhancer Plug-in v0.17 + DrO's Compatibility Wrapper v0.9.1 (04/11/2010)

[tonitoni]

Hey, does somebody know how to edit enhancer 017, the best dsp plugin ever?

When i close winamp when its minimized and open winamp again and maximaze it the enhancer is gone and i must go to settings to get enhancer window again visible. SO is there anyway to keep it open/maximazed/visible after closing winamp minimazed?

Hopeful somebody understand..
It's not very important but...


[edit - DrO 22/09/2010]
http://www.nunzioweb.com/daz/enhancer/ - A compatibility wrapper to get Enhancer v0.17 working nicely again

[jmatthews112]

Third-party plugins aren't supported, so head to the plugin developer for support.

I don't use this specific plugin, yet someone may choose to provide you with limited information. I guess it's really up to them.

jmat

[wmjordan]

The plugin seems to have stopped developing.
It is a bug.

[byblo]

Its not really a bug. The enhancer use the registry entry :
LOCAL,Software\Ioscasoft\Enhancer\Version 017,Window State
When set to 0, the enhancer starting minimised or hided.

Got that annoying problem too when I close winamp when minimised, but here is the solution :

You can fix it easily editing the dsp_enh.dll which is contained into the \Plugins\ folder with few steps:

* move the dsp_enh.dll to another location to ensure that its not in-use already by any program like winamp.(if in-use, you'll cannot edit it. close winamp, restart your computer or use a dedicated sofware...)

* use the upx(I used the upx 1.24, but guess upx 2.0 should be able to do it without problems) tool to decompress the dsp_enh.dll with the parameter line : upx -d dsp_enh.dll

* use a hexadecimal editor to edit the dsp_enh.dll, and go to the offset 22751 (58DFh) and replace the value 7509 to EB09. and save the result..

* recompress the dsp_enh.dll using the paramline :
upx dsp_enh.dll

* Thats all Edit: This will make enhancer always visible. Replace the dll at its right location in the \Plugins\ folder and enjoy


For who are too lazy, here is a copy of the already fixed dll : dsp_enh.107.minimize.bug.fixed.zip

[tonitoni]

Thank you!

I have waited this fix for about 2 years!
Now winamp really kickass! Oh yeah, thanks x 1 000 000 times!!

[tonitoni]

BTW, do you also happen to know how to disable Enhancer's automatic volume?

[byblo]

No, sorry. You should try to contact the author.

[Koopa]

No, sorry. You should try to contact the author.

Mailed him several times, never got an awnser. I guess the project is dead.

[Enigma66]

Never answered me either. Sad, it's a nice plugin too. I much prefer it over the built-in EQ but would like to get rid of the volume adjustment.

[byblo]

Hello. I found another interesting one :

@25F1Ch 00 -> 80 = set the window ExStyle with the "tool window" attribute (to do not shown when using the alt+tab windows shortcut)

I'll release the fixed dll soon for who want it (just the time to testing it to be ensure that nothing messed..)

Edit : here is : dsp_enh.107.minimize.bug.fixed+tool.window.enabled.zip

[byblo]

I made a enhancer's skin for the default winamp skin, maybe it can interest somebody : winamp_enhancer_skins_mx.zip
Install it in \Plugins\enhancer\017\

[borarslan]

thank you all. now is enchanger 17 the best plugin.

[benderecs]

I have installed winamp 5.5 with enhancer 0.17, I had to format my computer and reinstall everything but now I'm using for security reasons a limited user account instead of an administrator one, and every time I open winamp I get this error message from enhancer "Error: can't access registry information..." and every configuration made previously is reset so I have to configure it again on every winamp start... Is there something I can do to fix this?

[Koopa]

The main problem is, that Enhancer is outdated. It doesn't support multiple profiles under Vista/XP, so you're not able to save settings.

The Plugin is many years old, doubtful, that there ever will be an update.

[ShadyPenguins]

Originally posted by benderecs
"Error: can't access registry information..."

I've found two ways around this in Vista.

First, the obvious--and bad way--is to run WinAMP with admin priviledges.

The second--and better way--is to run WinAMP with XP SP2 compatibility. This also means no priviledge elevation requests when starting WinAMP.

To do this, browse to where WinAMP is installed on your computer, probably C:\Program Files\Winamp\ Next, right click on "winamp" and select "Properties". Click on the "Compatibility" tab and check the box for "Compatibility mode". Finally, click "OK" and enjoy Enhancer again.

The best way would be if Enhancer was updated though.

I'm using the second method now, and it works great.


Note: I suspect that this is far too late for the current discussion, but hopefully it will help someone else. Or perhaps I'll need it again later.