Winamp Info Tool (v6.3.1 available, released on 19-12-2022)

[Koopa]

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Features

- HTML/Text reports: provide info about the installed Winamp and Winamp Backup Tool versions!
- HTML/Text reports: provide info about the installed Windows, Internet Explorer and DirectX versions!
- HTML/Text reports: provide info about the installed Sonic Engine Burning Engine version!
- HTML/Text reports: provide info about the currently used Output, Visualization, DSP and Encoder plug-ins!
- HTML/Text reports: provide info about the currently used Tray Control Icon Pack and File Type Icon Library!
- HTML/Text reports: provide an optional, automatic zip/7z compression feature!
- HTML/Text reports: provide the feature to add a DirectX diagnostics report to the zip archive!
- HTML/Text reports: provide listings of all important general, playback and playlist settings!
- HTML/Text reports: provide listing of all important Winamp directories!
- HTML/Text reports: provide listing of all with Winamp registered file extensions!
- HTML/Text reports: provide listings of all installed plug-ins, with version number detection!
- HTML/Text reports: provide listings of all installed components and system files!
- HTML/Text reports: provide listings of all installed Classic Skins & Modern Skins!
- HTML/Text reports: provide listings of all installed Language Packs and Language Files!
- HTML/Text reports: provide listings of all installed MilkDrop and AVS visualization presets!
- HTML/Text reports: provide listings of all installed File Type Icon Libraries!
- HTML/Text reports: provide listings of all installed Tray Control Icon Packs!
- HTML/Text reports: provide a summary with the total amount of installed components!
- HTML/Text reports: able to mark incompatible Plug-ins and components!
- HTML report: able to write valid HTML5 code!
- HTML report: you can choose between 5 different designs!
- HTML report: can color the currently used components in the listings!
- HTML report: provides an index with quick access to the different listings!
- HTML report: able to show Winamp, Backup Tool and Icon Pack updates in the report!

Plug-in Names

Because of the design of the Winamp Plugin dll files, it's not possible to grab the Plugin names for installed plugins, like you can do with a Winamp Plugin.

But the tool has a whitelist of plugin names, which can and will be enhanced in future with the help of the community.

If you have a plugin which is reported as 'Unknown' in the HTML report, you can tell me the name of the dll file and the plugin Name and I'll add it to the detection list then.

Localization

If you want to translate the tool into your language, download and translate the English template file from my website:

Download English Example Language File

Please read careful the infos in the language file. You can upload your translation directly in the thread.

Test builds will be available on Xlat* (for all who have access), or I can send test builds via mail:

https://christophgrether.de/contact.php

*There will be one recompile each day, which includes latest language file(s) I got them.
So feel free to provide as many updates for your language file, as you want.

[Koopa]

v1.04 is now available.

[MrSinatra]

works great. maybe you could add the winamp.exe release date to it as well?

[Koopa]

Thanks for your feedback.

Tbh, I don't know how to catch that info from winamp.exe or if it's even possible to read it in general. Sorry.

[MrSinatra]

np, altho i think onefornunz does it.

[Koopa]

v1.05 available. Re-branded as Winamp Info Tool, I guess the name fits better.

After an age I was able to understand the cryptic system, which Winamp uses to save the chosen encoder plugin.

That required a lot of code and wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. :/
The tool is now even able to decide between all 6 different encoders, which are provided by enc_aacplus.dll.

I'd be happy, if anyone could test the encoder detection. Thanks in advance.

MrSinatra:

Yeah probably, with a Winamp Plugin you can use Winamp APIs to get such values, so against the OneforNunz thing I have no chance, never. But I can ask DrO, if he may has an idea how I could grab the date from an external app.

[osmosis]

Should be a way to grab the Timestamp from the Digital Signature of winamp.exe

[DrO]

which is how gen_nunzio does it - have spoken briefly with koopa about it this morning.

-daz

[Koopa]

v1.06 is now available.

I'll do my best to make the Date available in the tool too. I'll also switch from a simple messagebox with tons of limitations to a custom dialog in an upcoming release.

[iron2000]

Maybe nunz.exe functions can be integrated into the tool?
That would up its usefulness.

And also maybe as the info display increases perhaps its good to organize them to tabs?
Somewhat like the DirectX Diagnostic Tool.

[Koopa]

Yeah a better graphical GUI is definitive on the todo list. With tabs we shall see, this would require the use of a better program language like C or Delphi. For that I have to read some books first.

As for the Nunz plugin, I'm no to keen about Nunz.exe, never used it, so i cannot say, how many infos it will provide. But I can say for sure, that my tool never will be able to report as many things, like the Nunzio plugin does. The plugin uses a couple of Winamp APIs and these are only available, if you catch them via plugin.

v1.07 is now available.

[Koopa]

V1.08 is now available. I've added the ability to write the infos to a log file. I'm fully aware, that the current GUI isn't really nice, you can expect massive GUI improvements in future.

[Koopa]

v2.0 Beta is now available. Most people wouldn't expect, how much code was needed to switch from a sucking messagebox to a real user interface.

It all still needs a lot of fine tuning, but since I worked a couple of hours on it now, I want to release something. It really needs a lot of tweaks and cosmetic improvements, but the beta should show, in which direction the tool goes.

The 'Save Info as HTML File' button has no functionality yet, this will be added later.

Any feedback is welcome.

-Chris

[MrSinatra]

very cool, maybe u could also report if the sonic engine is installed or not, and what ver.

this is a useful tool for helping novices.

[MrSinatra]

i should add that it shows nothing for my "skins" path; is that b/c i use bento and don't DL any?