Cannot Load Winamp on WinXP! Help!!!

[Newton01]

TechLords:

I have downloaded Winamp, and am unable to run the program. Windows XP tells me NSIS error: program is corrupted.

Please help me fix this problem - I miss my Winamp!!!

Newton

[Nunzio390]

You have downloaded an incomplete or corrupted installer. Disable any 3rd-party download manager you may be using and try again. Also, if attempting to download with the crappy Internet Explorer browser and you have SP2 installed in WinXP, that could be an issue too, since using IE with WinXP SP2 is known to corrupt downloads. Instead, download the installer using a decent browser like Firefox, which has its own built-in and intuitive download manager.

Optionally, after disabling any download manager you may be using, you can try right-clicking on this download link, and then "Save As" that way...

Winamp 5.54 Full (language support, see Winamp 5.54 Released thread for info)
Winamp 5.54 Full (US English installer)

right-click above and select "Save As" or "Save Link/Target As" to download installer

For "direct" downloads of other Winamp packages click here
[edit > JonnyMac] Updated Links for Winamp 5.54 Release [/edit]

[JonnyMac]

Blah, too late in my reply. Anyways in addition to what Nunzio said...

Delete the current download of the installer file before downloading again.

If you continue to get that error message run your virus scanner with the latest signatures/definitions. Or, use one of the following on line virus scanners...

HouseCall from Trend Micro
Symantec Virus Scan
Command On Demand
Panda ActiveScan

[Newton01]

Thank you so much for your help! The problem is SP2--I downloaded Firefox, and got Winamp with no problems. I wonder when/if Microsoft is going to fix this problem? (A rhetorical question, BTW)

-Newt

[Nunzio390]

Very good! I'm glad it all worked out for you now that you are no longer using the problematic IE browser with WinXP SP2 and instead installed and used a "good" browser.

Happy Winamping!

[pkittie]

Hi- I'm totally new at this (I got my 1st computer in Dec-emac)-I've tried downloading this in Safari (corrupted files) and Firefox (opens this up in MSDOS and it doesn't give me an option to choose otherwise). I've downloaded other stuff before, but this is hellishly bad.

If you respond, please talk to me like a ignoramus, since that's what I am in this digital world. Thanks!!

[JonnyMac]

Safari and Emac, you are on a Macintosh


Sorry Winamp is for Microsoft Windows, will not work on a Mac.

[pkittie]

Oh crap. Thanks for getting back to me;}.

[Meky]

I've been having this sort of problem with the newest version of winamp. The last version worked just fine for me, but now it gets corrupted or whatever. I'm not using any sort of a download manager aside from what comes in Firefox, and I am using Firefox to start the download.

Can you provide other links, suggestions, solutions for the newest version of Winamp?

[craziemutant]

hi uh yea. this doesn't work for me.

i tried explorer and got that one msg.
i tried firefox and still got it.
i tried clearing the cache on firefox, still doesn' work.
i tried clearing files on explorer, still doesn't work.

i've attached my hjt log thing.

someone please help me?

[Playboy Pussy]

Winamp 5.09 wont install

hey guys, I have just downloaded winamp and it wont install... says " its not a valid win 32 application "
I am not sure what is wrong with it. Have tried to install fire fox but that didnt work. tried the link for 5.08, still didnt work. I currently have 5.04 installed which works fine. I am no professional when it comes to computers but do understand it to an extent. I even tried recieving 5.08 from friend thru msn messenger but it said " file is corrupted " I hope this is enough information for you.
Thanks

[siebe83]

Try one of these two versions:
Winamp 5.08e Full
Winamp 5.091 Full + EMusic bundle

So, which browser did you try exactly? You said you tried to install Firefox but that didn't work. Did Firefox not work, or did the Winamp installer you dowloaded with Firefox not work?
Are you using any 3rd-party download managers/accelerators?

The error 'this is not a valid win32 application', do you get that error when you run the installer, or Winamp itself?

Please provide system specs (including a HijackThis log, info under sys specs link).

[Playboy Pussy]

Finally it worked

Hi guys, thanks for the reply... but i spent last night trying different things... like turning off a pop up blocker ...etc then i tried opening firefox and installing it. It worked this time. Then i tried downloading winamp 5.091 and that worked. It might have had something to do with it blocking part of download! Any way i am happy now and can download some more skins. lol

[Playboy Pussy]

Problems again...

When ever i open Winamp version 5.091 i get a message saying cant find winamp Window.... This window is the Vidamp plugin. Also i cant play videos with this winamp. I tried downloading version 5.092 and i got this message ( attached to this ) If anyone can help me it would be greatly appreciated.

[Playboy Pussy]

hijackthis file

ok i have tried this hijackthis program and have attached the file ... i hope this helps work out what the problem is