Tom,

You can kill the update by shutting down Winamp in the Task Manager.  To run 
the Task Manager, press Ctrl-Shift-Esc.  When the Task Manager starts, make 
sure you're in the Applications Tab (which you probably will be if you've 
never run the Task Manager before).  If you're not, just keep pressing 
Ctrl-Tab until you hear "Applications Tab".  Arrow down through the list of 
running applications until you get to Winamp, and tab until you hear "End 
Process".  Press the spacebar, and you're done.  Note that you won't get any 
feedback that anything has changed, and you'll still be on the "End Task" 
button.  Don't worry, though, Winamp will be gone.  At this point, you can 
exit from the Task Manager by pressing Alt-F4.

Unfortunately, this problem has plagued Winamp for quite a while.  I usually 
fix it by updating to the latest version, which is probably a really good 
idea in this case because the latest version is also the last version.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 19:28
Subject: Winamp Question


> Hi, all.
>
>
>
> Well, I guess it's my turn to join Ed (K7UC) with a computer frustration 
> for
> the day.
>
>
>
> I recently installed Winamp 5581 on this Windows 7 computer, and have 
> found
> that, whenever I access a streaming audio file on the web, I can't exit 
> out
> of Winamp when I am done because of an update Winamp screen that appears. 
> I
> do not want or need an update, but I can't find any way to get out of the
> update window.  The only way I can turn winamp offis to shut down the 
> entire
> computer.
>
>
>
> Has anyone encountered this problem, and, if so, how have you resolved it?
>
>
>
> I'm using Jaws 14 here.
>
>
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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>