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silent VI
10-13-2003, 02:22 PM
i downloaded winamp and once i finished installin it i couldnt use my windows media player and it changed all my files into ithink a .amp file typethis was not cool so i uninstalled winamp and my windows media player still wouldnt work and my file types wheres still left as .amp so i reinstalled the newest version of windows media player and it works and all now but all my file icons look the same instead of mpg files being gree avi grey mp3 gold did i install a diffrent version of WMP if so ne 1 know what the other version i was using with diffrent icons per file type and once in reinstall this how would i install winamp without it messing with my WMP and my file types


Thanx to ne1 who can help
clocker
10-13-2003, 05:03 PM
Winamp didn't really "mess up" your file types, it simply did what it was trained to do...associate itself with all the available file extensions.
Next time, right after you install Winamp, go to Options>Preferences>Setup>File Types and only check the extensions that you want WinAmp to play.
Izagaia
10-13-2003, 06:31 PM
You can also do this (for XP users) to make system-wide changes by going into:

control panel>add or remove programs>set program access and defaults

...and then just configure which applications you want to open whichever file-types you wish.
Kunal
10-13-2003, 06:44 PM
(for XP users)

should be for XP sp1 users! as this is added by sp1!
silent VI
10-14-2003, 02:52 AM
;) thanx a lot for the help clocker ill try that btw does ne1 know how to change my file icons so that there look difrent for diffrent files cause right now they all look the same and i like it how i had it before
kurtsl0an
10-14-2003, 02:59 AM
Originally posted by DrunkeNStylE@14 October 2003 - 02:52
;) thanx a lot for the help clocker ill try that btw does ne1 know how to change my file icons so that there look difrent for diffrent files cause right now they all look the same and i like it how i had it before
icons will automatically change when u reassociate the extensions.
silent VI
10-14-2003, 03:42 AM
i ment with windows media player lol i get the winamp part but first i want to reinstall the version of windows media player with diifrent icons like mpg is green avi is grey currently my icons all look the same and when i search on kazaa the icons all look the same so i was wondering if i need an older version of win media player or somthing else?
Nightwolf
10-14-2003, 05:26 AM
Open Media Player.

Go to Tools and select Options.

Click on the File Types tab, and check all the boxes you want associated with it.

After that you should have the old-sytle icons back (you may need to reboot).
silent VI
10-14-2003, 05:33 AM
:D great thanx a lot Nightwolf ill try that now
silent VI
10-14-2003, 05:48 AM
nope no luck my media icons all stiill look the same i guess ill try instaling a diffrent version of WMP thanx anyways for the help every1
Cl1mh4224rd
10-14-2003, 09:48 AM
Did you try rebooting after your changes? Sometimes the icons won't change until you reboot, but it'll still open with the app you just associated it with.
silent VI
10-14-2003, 10:02 AM
yea i tried to reboot still no luck i think im just gonna dl an older version of wmp does ne know wich 1 im talkin bout (with the diffrent icons for files)
Nightwolf
10-14-2003, 09:08 PM
Yeah, I was wrong. For some stupid reason MS made all video icons look the same with newer versions of Media Player. If you want different icons for different video types, you need to install an older version. I have both 6.4 and 9 installed. I keep video files associated with 6.4 for a double-click, but if I want to use 9 I just right-click on a file and select 'Play with Media Player'.
silent VI
10-15-2003, 08:53 AM
so 6.4 is the version with diffrent icons?
Nightwolf
10-15-2003, 08:49 PM
Originally posted by DrunkeNStylE@15 October 2003 - 03:53
so 6.4 is the version with diffrent icons?
Yes, you can get it here...

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b7a3f087-b81d-4dbe-a792-e587676a1533&DisplayLang=en)

XP might tell you it's incompatible during installation, but I haven't had any problems with it.
ObiWan
10-15-2003, 09:05 PM
its already in all versions of windows
just go start>run and enter "mplayer2" without the quotes

For an even older version do the same as above replacing mplayer2 with mplay32
silent VI
10-17-2003, 02:12 PM
Yes, you can get it here...

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en

XP might tell you it's incompatible during installation, but I haven't had any problems with it.

everything works fine now thanx a lot :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: i got my icons back
clocker
10-17-2003, 02:41 PM
You must really love those icons... :P
Nightwolf
10-18-2003, 01:41 AM
Originally posted by clocker@17 October 2003 - 09:41
You must really love those icons... :P
:lol: I do too. I think it's nice to be able to see at a glance whether a video file is mpg, avi, or wmv.