Winamp Won't Load

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07-22-2004, 12:52 AM
tesco
recently winamp has been taking like 5 mins to load.
can't do anything with it until it loads.

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it sits there showing just the top part of the player nothing else (no playlist or media library etc.) and clicking on what it shows has absolutely no effect. :(

then finally after about 5 minutes of sitting here waiting it opens up as if nothing different happened. :blink:

I've tried:
- Reinstall
- Uninstall then install it again
- Uninstall, delete whole winamp folder (along with any plugins), and delete all registry entries, then install again
None of these helped me at all, anyone have any ideas? :( Im using Winamp 5.03z btw i've checked at winamp.com and this is the lastest version (well, it was last night...)

edit: added a pic which btw im sorry it's so big just too lazy to cut off the right side...
07-22-2004, 01:09 AM
4play

try using the lite version and see of thats any better.
07-22-2004, 01:09 AM
Vargas

do you have alot of plugins installed?
i keep all my seldom used plugins in a seperate folder so winamp doesn't load a bunch of .dll's when run.

PS i still use winamp 2.95
07-22-2004, 01:16 AM
tesco

Quote:

Originally posted by Vargas@21 July 2004 - 20:10
do you have alot of plugins installed?
i keep all my seldom used plugins in a seperate folder so winamp doesn't load a bunch of .dll's when run.

PS i still use winamp 2.95

lol i hate the old versions.

used to hate winamp so much but 5 came out and i started to like it more and more as i used it. now i love it.

i don't have any plugins anymore. got rid of them all and it didn't help (said this in my first post).

besides i only had one plugin anyway, it was the sound enhancer one...called enhancer :lol:

btw, i've been having problems with my prefetch, (keeps deleting itself for some reason, im gonna bring the thread back up) think maybe this might be causing the problem? :unsure:

@4play, what is different in the lite version? might try it later or tommorrow right now i gotta figure out the prefetch problem...
07-22-2004, 01:20 AM
shn

@4play -- You have the lite version? :lol:

You might as well not have winamp at all. :lol:

http://www.winamp.com/player/free.php
07-22-2004, 01:26 AM
Digital Nirvana

The solution :)
07-22-2004, 01:27 AM
tesco

oh lol i thought the lite one would be some tweaked one by someone else.

nahh i doubt it will work, besides even if it does it doesn't have the skins i like...which is one reason why i hate the older versions.

the full one worked for me a week ago why not now? :(
07-22-2004, 01:28 AM
tesco

Quote:

Originally posted by Digital Nirvana@21 July 2004 - 20:27
The solution :)

:x

fuck no, not a chance. that player is shit. :angry:
07-22-2004, 01:30 AM
Digital Nirvana

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Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+22 July 2004 - 01:29--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 22 July 2004 - 01:29)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Digital Nirvana@21 July 2004 - 20:27
The solution :)

:x

fuck no, not a chance. that player is shit. :angry: [/b][/quote]
Winamp ain't got shit on Quinn Player :) Please inform me on how it is shit :) :angry:
07-22-2004, 01:38 AM
tesco

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Originally posted by Digital Nirvana+21 July 2004 - 20:31--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Digital Nirvana @ 21 July 2004 - 20:31)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

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Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@22 July 2004 - 01:29
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@21 July 2004 - 20:27
The solution :)

:x

fuck no, not a chance. that player is shit. :angry:

Winamp ain't got shit on Quinn Player :) Please inform me on how it is shit :) :angry: [/b][/quote]
Main thing is that the sound quality is shit. :angry:
then there is the bad theme, lack of a media library (hate playlists, never used them, never will), and more which i can't remember.

but the main thing is that the sound quality is horrible. :angry:
07-22-2004, 01:41 AM
Digital Nirvana

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Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@22 July 2004 - 01:39
but the main thing is that the sound quality is horrible. :angry:

dude you must be fucking retarted, there's no difference in quality from winamp to quinn player :lol:
07-22-2004, 01:43 AM
tesco

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Originally posted by Digital Nirvana+21 July 2004 - 20:42--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Digital Nirvana @ 21 July 2004 - 20:42)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-ROSSCO_2004@22 July 2004 - 01:39
but the main thing is that the sound quality is horrible. :angry:

dude you must be fucking retarted, there's no difference in quality from winamp to quinn player :lol: [/b][/quote]
Install winamp, play a song with quinn then again with winamp...don't tell me you can't hear a difference. <_<

fuck who cares anyway im not using it that's final just want winamp fixed.
07-22-2004, 01:46 AM
Digital Nirvana

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Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+22 July 2004 - 01:44--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 22 July 2004 - 01:44)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

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Originally posted by Digital Nirvana@21 July 2004 - 20:42
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@22 July 2004 - 01:39
but the main thing is that the sound quality is horrible. :angry:

dude you must be fucking retarted, there's no difference in quality from winamp to quinn player :lol:

Install winamp, play a song with quinn then again with winamp...don't tell me you can't hear a difference. <_<

fuck who cares anyway im not using it that's final just want winamp fixed. [/b][/quote]
Winamp used to be my fucking default media player, your full of shit dude. ;)
07-22-2004, 02:50 AM
sparsely

I understand, rossco, that you strive for a real solution to your winamp quandary...
however!
;)
I feel obligated to punctuate the conversation with a more holisitc solution.

http://quinnware.com/img/dn/download.gif

if you truly feel the sound quality is not up-to-par with Winamp's (though, like DN here, I used them concurrently for some time before ditching winamp altogether and noticed no difference in sound quality...and I'm a picky bastard), QCD accepts DSP plug-ins designed for winamp. And the skins are much more lightweight. Not to mention that you can browse for and download new skins from within QCD itself.
And they're much more customizable with the remote and layout options.

As for the media library vs. playlists, that's a personal preferece, but if you set a directory in QCD as your playlist directory, you can have all your albums at your disposal in two clicks. (such as my "E:\Playlists" folder, with hundreds of playlists in).

And by not trying to be a "every-goddamn-thing-you-can-think-of" application, it uses less system resources...just being a nice little audio player.

Winamp stopped being any good after version 2.
But suit yourself.
Don't see this as a problem, but rather, as an opportunity to ditch that POS.

enlightenment

o:)
07-22-2004, 03:04 AM
Digital Nirvana

Quote:

Originally posted by Sparsely@22 July 2004 - 02:51

I understand, rossco, that you strive for a real solution to your winamp quandary...
however!
;)
I feel obligated to punctuate the conversation with a more holisitc solution.

http://quinnware.com/img/dn/download.gif

if you truly feel the sound quality is not up-to-par with Winamp's (though, like DN here, I used them concurrently for some time before ditching winamp altogether and noticed no difference in sound quality...and I'm a picky bastard), QCD accepts DSP plug-ins designed for winamp. And the skins are much more lightweight. Not to mention that you can browse for and download new skins from within QCD itself.
And they're much more customizable with the remote and layout options.

As for the media library vs. playlists, that's a personal preferece, but if you set a directory in winamp as your playlist directory, you can have all your albums at your disposal in two clicks. (such as my "E:\Playlists" folder, with hundreds of playlists in).

And by not trying to be a "every-goddamn-thing-you-can-think-of" application, it uses less system resources...just being a nice little audio player.

Winamp stopped being any good after version 2.
But suit yourself.
Don't see this as a problem, but rather, as an opportunity to ditch that POS.

enlightenment

o:)

:)
07-22-2004, 03:10 AM
peat moss

PLay nice boy's but what do I know, I'm using winplayer9 . :D
07-22-2004, 03:27 AM
Digital Nirvana

Quote:

Originally posted by peat moss@22 July 2004 - 03:11
I'm using winplayer9 . :D

Kill him ;) :lol:
07-22-2004, 03:50 AM
shn

Quote:

Originally posted by peat moss@21 July 2004 - 21:11
PLay nice boy's but what do I know, I'm using winplayer9 . :D

:lol:

I've tried QCD before, I never noticed any substantial difference except that as someone has already stated winamp is and always will be bloated every since v2

@ROSSCO_2004 -- maybe you need a new sound card.
07-22-2004, 04:00 AM
tesco

Quote:

Originally posted by shn+21 July 2004 - 22:51--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (shn @ 21 July 2004 - 22:51)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-peat moss@21 July 2004 - 21:11
PLay nice boy's but what do I know, I'm using winplayer9 . :D

:lol:

I've tried QCD before, I never noticed any substantial difference except that as someone has already stated winamp is and always will be bloated every since v2

@ROSSCO_2004 -- maybe you need a new sound card. [/b][/quote]
:blink:

no i don't. :P
07-22-2004, 05:13 PM
tesco

YAY i fixed it :D

incase anyone is wondering, i had to uninstall then on install uncheck 'sonic cd burning\ripping' plugin thing from installing. :)
07-22-2004, 05:18 PM
Digital Nirvana

Quote:

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@22 July 2004 - 17:14
YAY i fixed it :D

incase anyone is wondering, i had to uninstall then on install uncheck 'sonic cd burning\ripping' plugin thing from installing. :)

POS Winamp :smoke: :lol: , glad you got it fixed :)
07-22-2004, 05:18 PM
tesco

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Originally posted by Digital Nirvana+22 July 2004 - 12:19--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Digital Nirvana @ 22 July 2004 - 12:19)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-ROSSCO_2004@22 July 2004 - 17:14
YAY i fixed it :D

incase anyone is wondering, i had to uninstall then on install uncheck 'sonic cd burning\ripping' plugin thing from installing.  :)

POS Winamp :smoke: :lol: , glad you got it fixed :) [/b][/quote]
:D