Re: Getting around Winamp Update freeze-out
- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:01:12 -0800
Hi Brandon and Lois,
Thank you both for your understanding and assistance. I remember that the
last time this happened, a friend on another mailing list provided me with a
direct link to download and install the update, which of course took care of
the problem. Until this update, obviously.
And I appreciate Lois's explanation of how to stop the automatic update
check by going into the Winamp Preferences. Although I don't know how else
I'd learn that Winamp had released an update, if this annoying thing didn't
happen once in a while.
So my strategy would be to learn how to escape the intrusion using Lois's
instructions about that, and then accepting the invitation to upgrade, but
by downloading and installing the upgrade voluntarily. Manually. You know.
But here's a question. This download link for the upgrade, will it remain
the same URL for the next upgrade, or will I have to figure it out or go to
the Lavasoft site next time? That's okay, if it's navigable with Jaws. Just
wondering.
By the way, thanks to Jim G. for whatever that link leads to in his
response, although I wish he'd said something by way of explanation. It
sounds like just a basic promotional and informational thing about the
product, which I don't think I need. I just wanted to learn how to deal with
the auto upgrade hassle. I'll take a look at that site later, though, to see
what it is.
Thanks again to all.
From: "Brandon B" <serrebi101@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: Getting around Winamp Update freeze-out
Yeah, the update thing is kind of wierd. Winamp 5.52 was recently released.
If you don't wanna menoover around the winamp site, you can download it from
the following url.
http://www.filehippo.com/download_winamp/
go to download latest version link.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "JFW List" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 9:03 PM
Subject: Getting around Winamp Update freeze-out
>I think there are some enthusiastic Winamp users on this list. Maybe some
>of
> you will understand and give me directions.
>
> From time to time, as has happened this evening, I click on some audio
> file
> that launches Winamp, and the file plays. But there's a catch.
>
> All The main thing Jaws will say about Winamp as the file plays is "Winamp
> Update." It may also mention the name of the file that's playing, but the
> main thing it says is Winamp Update and, whenever it does this, I can't
> access Winamp to pause or stop the file playing. I'm partially sighted,
> and
> I can see that the Winamp interface is on the screen and ordinarily I'd be
> able to control it with the familiar basic Winamp laying commands. But
> when
> it announces Winamp Update, these commands can't touch it. Nor, even if
> I'm
> interested, can I respond in any way to this Winamp Update notification.
> If
> I tab, for instance, nothing happens. I don't land on some button that
> says
> update Winamp now by clicking here, so that something happens and ends my
> misery. No. I have to stop Winamp playing by pressing control alt delete
> and
> trying a few times to end the process, as they say.
>
> Now, I'm sure there's something more graceful I can do when this happens.
> But what is it? I'd be happy to update the application, but it's not as if
> I
> can just tab to something and press okay. I just get stuck.
>
> Informed advice will be appreciated.
>
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