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-----
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> 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:
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> ----- 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
>>
>>
>