Re: Getting around Winamp Update freeze-out

  • From: "Brandon B" <serrebi101@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:58:46 -0800

check the about page, if there is one. I love that downloadsite on an off topic note. They only add applications that they like, and they have a lot of nice software on there. Probably one of the safest downloadsites around. They even have a nice update checker that's accessible with jaws.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: Getting around Winamp Update freeze-out



Brandon,

I decided to just give up hassling with that dialogue and download the
update without any more fuss. So thanks for the filehippo link, which is of course how I obtained the update to install. Everything's working fine. Next time there's an update released and the same thing happens, I will of course 
try to get rid of the notice either as Lois said (Control F4 in Jaws) or
again try Jim's advice to locate a control using the virtual cursor, though 
I'm not sure he meant the virtual cursor.

but for now, I'm rescued and updated. And being an updated guy is what's
most important these hse  days. So thanks again. :-)
P.S. File hippo. That's amusing. I'm wracking my brain trying to figure out 
how the image of the hippopotamus associates with file storage or
downloading. If anyone knows the inspiration for this site name, please do
tell.
----- Original Message ----- 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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