Re: Getting around Winamp Update freeze-out
- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:27:01 -0800
Thanks. Will do.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brandon B" <serrebi101@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: Getting around Winamp Update freeze-out
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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