James, Thanks. I know how to get into Preferences as Lois described, and I probably will do as you and she suggest. I confess that even though I've been in the Preferences dialogue, I just never noticed that particular option. I'll look for it this time. thanks again. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Scholes" <jamesscholes@xxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 8:05 AM Subject: Re: Getting around Winamp Update freeze-out After you've updated, go to preferences and uncheck the check for updates at start up checkbox. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Brandon B" <serrebi101@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 5:43 AM To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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. >> >> -- >> JFW related links: >> JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ >> Scripting mailing list: >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com >> JFW List instructions: >> To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to >> jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. >> Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw >> >> If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or >> the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather >> contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- > JFW related links: > JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ > Scripting mailing list: > http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com > JFW List instructions: > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather > contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. 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