Tom,
If you installed the full version of Winamp, it can play videos provided
that you associate your video files with Winamp. As someone else on this
list suggested, make sure that Windows knows that you want Winamp to be the
default program for opening all your various audio and video file types.
Typing "default programs" into the Start Menu search box should bring you to
the right place to make that happen. Just in case it doesn't, you can find
it in the Control Panel.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 22:09
Subject: Re: Off Topic: Winamp Continued
> Thanks, Rylan.
>
> I'll keep these steps in mind.
>
> One thing we did notice is that if we have some of my course videos play
> in
> Winamp, the audio plays but with no video.
>
> This could create some problems for me in the classroom if I'm showing a
> video, and an assistant is not available.
>
> So, I need to be careful.
>
> Tom Behler: Kb8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Rylan Vroom
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 9:50 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Winamp Continued
>
> Hey Tom, if I were you, I'd first uninstall that version of winamp as its
> not as accessible as older versions are. Then, I'd google "winamp2.95",
> and
> click on the link from oldversion.com Install it and tell the installer to
> associate all audio and video filetypes with winamp. When that's done, if
> running windows 7, hit the windows logo key and type "filetype" into the
> search box. Jaws should say something like "make a program open with a
> sertain filetype" or something to that effect. Hit enter there, then find
> the extention (.mp3, .wav,
> .wma) whatever file type you use the most, hit enter on it, and you should
> be able to change the program it opens with to winamp from the resulting
> list. If running windows xp, hit "windows e", and when "my computer" is
> open, hit alt, head over to "tools" in the menu bar, then go to folder
> options. FileTypes will be somewhere in that dialog and you can accomplish
> the same task. HTH
>
> On 6/11/14, Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Lou:
>>
>> I had my XYL help me wihh this, and we couldn't get the default to
>> work, unless we specified exact file types for Winamp to associate
>> with. In fact, we couldn't get the "associate with all file types"
>> option to work either.
>>
>> So, the work-around I finally decided on was to create a shortcut for
>> winamp, and then use the "open file" option to select the file I want
>> to play, and then have it play through Winamp.
>>
>> This sure seems harder than it really should be, but it appears to be
>> the easiest thing to do right now, rather than possibly creating other
>> unanticipated problems.
>>
>> Thanks to you and everyone on the list for tolerating this off topic
>> thread.
>>
>> Hopefully, others will benefit from this discussion as well by
>> learning about what I couldn't get to work for me, and what I figured
>> out as a doable workaround.
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 8:07 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Winamp Continued
>>
>> Tom,
>>
>> I forget which OS you're using but I just looked in the vista control
>> panel and there is an item called default programs. Perhaps you can
>> get it done there if your OS has it. Lou Lou Kolb Voice-over Artist:
>> Radio/TV Ads, Video narrations
>> Messages On-hold:
>> www.loukolb.com
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 7:36 PM
>> Subject: Off Topic: Winamp Continued
>>
>>
>>> Hi, everyone.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, I uninstalled Winamp, and then re-installed Winamp version
>>> 5666, but I couldn't find an option to make Winamp my default audio
>>> and video file player in any of the installation option settings.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I also told the program to associate all file types with Winamp.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Despite all of this, Windows Media Player still comes up whenever I
>>> access an audio or video file that I want to play.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So, I'm really scratching my head here.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The thing that aggravates me to no end is that I once had Winamp as
>>> my default player, and I think that was somehow lost with a recent
>>> Windows update.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At least that's the only explanation I can come up with for why
>>> things seem to have suddenly changed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>>
>>
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