Re: Trying to learn winamp, installed v. 5.35, need hints

  • From: Allan Wong <allan.wkf@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:08:15 +0800

hi Steve,
yes, after you've deleted winamp.ini and you start winamp, a new fresh 
winamp.ini will be generated.

Warmest Regards,
Allan Wong

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Zielinski" <steveziel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 10:23
Subject: Re: Trying to learn winamp, installed v. 5.35, need hints


Hi Allan,

If I do this, when I restart winamp again, will a fresh winamp.ini file be
generated?  Will it be as if I reinstalled the program?

Thanks, Steve


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allan Wong" <allan.wkf@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: Trying to learn winamp, installed v. 5.35, need hints


> hi Steve,
> if you don't wish to trouble yourself so much, you just delete winamp.ini
> from your winamp folder. this will help you to have a
> fresh copy of winamp.
>
> hope this helps.
>
> Warmest Regards,
> Allan Wong
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Zielinski" <steveziel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 19:18
> Subject: Re: Trying to learn winamp, installed v. 5.35, need hints
>
>
> Hi Allan,
>
> Thanks for your help quite a while back.  I did what you indicated, but
> now
> I have two of the .asx indicators showing in the list of file types.
> Unfortunately, it didn't help me play these files with winamp, so I had to
> uncheck both indications of .asx files to allow windows media player to
> handle the stream.
>
> Here's the odd thing.  I now, for lack of looking at it for a while, can't
> locate the place in winamp where I now show 67 file streams, recall two of
> them are .asx).  I'd like to get rid of one of those .asx file types, and
> set myself back to the original 66 file types.  Problem is, I now don't
> know
> where to locate the list in Winamp now.
>
> Also, could you indicate what steps I need to remove one of the .asx file
> types?  You can edit your reply below for less work on your part.  Thanks
> much.  I suppose I could uninstall winamp and reinstall to defaults, but
> I'd
> like to try and learn by doing.
>
> Steve
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Allan Wong" <allanwkf@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 9:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Trying to learn winamp, installed v. 5.35, need hints
>
>
>> hi Steve,
>>
>> try the following steps to play .ASX files with winamp.
>>
>> note: i've just did this 5 minuts ago and it was success.
>>
>> 1. focus to winamp UI and press "ctrl+p".
>>
>> 2. in winamp preferences treeview, arrow down to "input" or hit letter i.
>>
>> 3. press tab twice and you will landed to a list of plug-in, hit "end
>> key"
>> to the last plug-in or you and arrow down to search for
>>
>> Nullsoft Windows Media Decoder 3.26    [in_wm.dll)
>>
>> after you found the plug-in, press tab once to "configure button" and hit
>> spacebar to activate it.
>>
>> 4. now you will see a new page pop-up, this page is for you to configure
>> this plug-in. what you should do is, press tab all the way
>> to "add file type" and hit spacebar to activate it.
>>
>> 5. now you have to key-in some info to  those blank field, just follow as
>> shown below:
>>
>> Add File Type
>> Extension: ASX
>> Description: Windows Media Streaming
>> Extension Type: File Extension
>> Media Type: Audio/Video
>> OK Cancel
>>
>> after you have entered all the blank field, hit ok button.
>>
>> 6. now you will be back to the previous page, press tab until save button
>> and hit spacebar. finally, tab to close button and hit
>> spacebar.
>>
>> hope this helps.
>>
>> Warmest Regards,
>>
>> Allan Wong
>> 3M Technology
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve Zielinski" <steveziel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 10:21
>> Subject: Re: Trying to learn winamp, installed v. 5.35, need hints
>>
>>
>> Hi Marty,
>>
>> I did that and I checked a few of the .asx files by directly clicking on
>> them from within a folder.  Windows media player then attempted to play
>> them.
>> Some didn't play either.  In the case of the WABC file, it did play
>> directly
>> after clicking from within the folder using windows media player.  This
>> wasn't the case using winamp.
>>
>> I'm going to have to call gw micro and learn how to label the checked and
>> unchecked status of the files list box within the file preferences in
>> winamp.  It's easy to do, I've done it before, but can't recall the
>> specific
>> steps now.
>>
>> Thanks much.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Marty Rimpau" <mrimpau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 11:31 AM
>> Subject: Re: Trying to learn winamp, installed v. 5.35, need hints
>>
>>
>>> Hi Steve, .asx files have never worked correctly with winamp, so what I
>>> would do is go into preferences with control p, and then go to file
>>> types, and find the .asf extension in the list, and uncheck it, and
>>> then the other player should pick up the .asf extention.  On Sat, 14
>>> Jul 2007 23:28:11 -0500, Steve Zielinski wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello to all,
>>>
>>> Thanks for all your messages.  Here's what I've found out so far.
>>>
>>> I'm using window eyes 5.0 and the correct set files seems to be
>>> associated
>>> with it.  I have no doubt it should work, as winamp worked well with
>>> these
>>> files with version 5.094.
>>>
>>> Secondly, when I click on an .asx file if the file doesn't play, it
>>> loads
>>> winamp, and says, "Combo, edit box, winamp 5.35".  I seem to have no
>>> proper
>>> focus so I press alt-tab, and is says, "winamp playlist editor".
>>> Sometimes
>>> when I hold down the alt key while sequencially pressing the tab key,
>>> to
>>> cycle through my programs, I run into "winamp equalizer".   This isn't
>>> consistent.  I know the equalizer option is checked in the drop down
>>> menu of
>>> winamp, so is the playlist editor,
>>> but I don't know why it would pop up since I didn't use ctrl+tab to
>>> move to
>>> it's tab in the player.  All I did was click on a link in one of my
>>> folders.
>>>
>>> Thirdly, when I do open up one of these failing .asx files in notepad,
>>> and
>>> cut and paste the url directly into winamp with the ctrl+l key, the
>>> stream
>>> does play.
>>>
>>> If I were to copy one of these .asx files and attach it, I don't think
>>> it
>>> would attach to this list.  I don't know if attachments would be
>>> permitted.
>>> I suppose I can send it directly to anybody who might want to look at a
>>>
>>> failing file in private email though
>>>
>>> Does this give folks any notions?
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Chris Skarstad" <toonhead@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 1:14 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Trying to learn winamp, installed v. 5.35, need hints
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Steve
>>>>
>>>> Ooops, disregard my earlier message, sorry about that.  But you're in
>>>> the
>>>> right area.  Sometimes, if you can open up the .asx file in note pad or
>>>> another text editor, you can get the address of the stream.  Then, what
>>>> you have to do is copy that address to the windows clipboard with the
>>>> standard windows selection methods, and instead of pressing enter on
>>>> the
>>>> .asx file, what you have to do or what you can at least try to do is
>>>> press
>>>> control plus l. and when it asks for an address, paste in the address
>>>> of
>>>> the stream and press enter.  Then, if the internet Gods are smiling
>>>> down
>>>> on you, the stream will play.  These stations are absolutely notorious
>>>> for
>>>> changing their addresses, so if the above directions don't work, you
>>>> might
>>>> want to visit the site where you got the asx files and see if you can
>>>> get
>>>> updated ones.  Just a guess though.
>>>>
>>>> Hope that works.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 09:01 PM 7/13/2007, you wrote:
>>>>>Hi Duyahn,
>>>>>
>>>>>Using window eyes here, so no scripts, but it seems that my appropriate
>>>>>set file is associated.  I did what you said, and seems no change.
>>>>>After
>>>>>pressing the spacebar on "all", I press space bar on the close, then
>>>>>closed winamp with alt-f$, then reopened it.
>>>>>
>>>>>Steve
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: <mailto:themusicman1@xxxxxxxxx>Duyahn Walker
>>>>>To: <mailto:winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 8:49 PM
>>>>>Subject: Re: Trying to learn winamp, installed v. 5.35, need hints
>>>>>
>>>>>Ok. If you have the Winamp scripts installed, press Control-P for
>>>>>preferences. Then tab to the list view of options and choose file
>>>>>types.
>>>>>Then tab to the all button and press the spacebar. Then tab to the
>>>>>close
>>>>>button and then close and then reopen Winamp.
>>>>>
>>>>>Duyahn
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: <mailto:steveziel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Steve Zielinski
>>>>>To: <mailto:winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 9:32 PM
>>>>>Subject: Trying to learn winamp, installed v. 5.35, need hints
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi folks,
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm new to this list and wanting to learn some basics with Winamp.
>>>>>Using
>>>>>window eyes 5.0.  I'm to the point now where I dislike not knowing how
>>>>>to
>>>>>function more efficiently with Winamp.  Perhaps some of you good folks
>>>>>can
>>>>>be of assistance.
>>>>>
>>>>>I've recently installed winamp 5.35.  Was using 5.094 before.  At this
>>>>>point my problem is that many of my .asx files, which I can click on
>>>>>and
>>>>>listen to various radio stations with, are not working now.  Some .asx
>>>>>files do, and this puzzles me greatly.  I used to be able to click on
>>>>>all
>>>>>of them and have the older version of winamp play them.
>>>>>
>>>>>I see there is a section under options, > Winamp preferences, > general
>>>>>preferences, > file types that seems to list a bunch of file types.
>>>>>How
>>>>>do I properly interact with these file types in the multi-selection
>>>>>list
>>>>>box, letting winamp know I want it to use all .asx files, for instance.
>>>>>I
>>>>>can't tell which is selected and which are not.  Frankly, I don't even
>>>>>know if this is exactly the right area of the program to resolve my
>>>>>problem.  Again, some .asx files play, many don't.
>>>>>
>>>>>I sure would appreciate any help offered.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks much,
>>>>>Steve
>
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