I need help with Streaming Errors

[evelez06]

When I play shoutcast servers and then press stop or click exit, it comes up with an error message

WINAMP caused an invalid page fault in
module <unknown> at 0000:7b414550.
Registers:
EAX=00000001 CS=0167 EIP=7b414550 EFLGS=00210246
EBX=00f30ec0 SS=016f ESP=02013128 EBP=00f300ac
ECX=d9d94fd0 DS=016f ESI=00f30ec0 FS=520f
EDX=8196a830 ES=016f EDI=00f31c60 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:

Stack dump:
0203b954 0201313c 76003481 0201313c 00f300a0 00f30ec0 7600265e 00000000 00f300a0 00f300e0 00f300ec 76003283 00f300e0 7600e420 02013184 00000000


it never happend before, ive tried getting latest version.

This only happens with streaming servers.

I am running a new system that I just purchased about 4 weeks ago.
GenuineIntel
PIII/933
x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 6
255MB Ram
Win 98 SE 4.10.2222A
Windows Media Player Version 7.01.00.3055

Please e-mail me any information that can help
[email protected]

Thanks

[beastie boys bow wow]

why dyou think we have to E-MAIL him? why don't he just come here for a answer? (although I don't have one)

[DJ Egg]

Troubleshooters:

Remove/disable any 3rd party plugins, particularly General Purpose ones
(C:\Program Files\Winamp\Plugins\gen_*.dll)
Make sure Winamp is closed first.

Winamp Prefs (Ctrl+P) -> DSP/FX : select None

Prefs -> Output -> Select "WaveOut"
or try "DirectSound" (you may need to update DirectX for this)

Prefs -> Agent: Uncheck all 3 options

Prefs-> Display: uncheck everything (keeping "numbers in playlist" is ok)

Prefs -> Options: Process Priority Class = Normal

Prefs -> Plugins: Plugin Priority = Normal
Uncheck: Auto execute vis plugin on play

Prefs -> Setup: Uncheck the 2 options at the bottom

Prefs -> Input -> MPEG Audio Decoder -> config -> General tab:
Change "decode thread priority" to normal or higher setting (default=highest)

If the problem persists:
Uninstall -> Reinstall procedure:

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=50818

Still happening?
Close down any background/systray programs to see if they're interfering?
Run: ScanDisk; Disk Defrag; Virus Checker
Make sure you've got the latest drivers for soundcard & videocard
(details of which you didn't include in your sys specs!)

[edit]

Update:
WA2.78 users, try this patch:
Winamp 2.78 Update

Please check this thread for further details.

[Reverb77]

This is probably a dumb question that I should know the answer to, but how do I distinguish the 3rd party plugins?

[Sawg]

delete any gen_*.dll or dsp_*.dll plugin files

but you should know what they are because you would have had to download and install them separately.

[DJ Egg]

From: TSGH -> Useful Links

RE: How do I remove 3rd-party plug-ins

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=26872

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=26610

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=35601

[the SASS Man]

I have encountered a similar problem with my Winamp 5.1 installation. Isolved it by going to Preferences -> General Preferences -> Video and de-selecting "Allow Hardware Video Overlay".

This overlay may be interfering with something I've installed, or possibly with a function in my Mad Dog video driver.

I hope this helps.....

[DJ Egg]

It certainly won't help anyone who's posted in this thread, seeing as it was 4 years ago, and at a time when Winamp didn't even support video :/