Kevxx
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i can't understand it, basically if i open winamp then use it's file open method it'll open songs, but i've set all my music to "open with" Winamp have done for years, all of a sudden when i double click it opens the program but not the song :S
any ideas anyone?
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Sam
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Reinstall?
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Kevxx
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tried that..put all options back to default etc. Told all my files to open with it, perferences are set for it, in winamp i've tried to set it up to just double click and play, surely thats default :S
i'll try deleting the registry for the program too, then see what happens.
[Edited on 26-01-2009 by Kevxx]
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Sam
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Normally Windows passes the filename as a parameter to the .exe file which a file type is associated with (i.e. winamp.exe %s) %s = the name of the file. It sounds like Windows isn't doing that.
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Kevxx
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hence i'm asking for help, i set the files to associate winamp with well any music file, so it should open in winamp even if winamp can't support it.
it is opening winamp, winamp is choosing to open but not play the file.
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Dom
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use the media libary and do a scan of you music folder, that's the easiest way.
Otherwise, right-click the open and select 'Open Folder', that'll put every audio/video file from a directory into the playlist.
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Kevxx
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not very pratical is it? 
I'll just install a ton of codec's for WMP and it'll play all the files i tell it too.
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Cavey
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Does it enqueue the file if you do enqueue in winamp?
Then just press play, bit annoying yes, but i dunno otherwise 
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Kevxx
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tried that, does the same opens the program, and then if i press play it plays the tune i last played!
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Kevxx
not very pratical is it?
Placing all of the track in the playlist is a bit of a ballache, but that's why they have the media libary - it's pretty simple to use.
quote:
Originally posted by Kevxx
I'll just install a ton of codec's for WMP and it'll play all the files i tell it too.
Not sure what you're getting at here as i though you had a problem with winamp not playing the audio files, not winamp having problems with codecs :confussed:
Have you tried re-associating audio/video files with winamp?
I would first re-associate video/audio files by Right-Clicking a file (mp3 etc), properties, click 'Change' (should say, open with: Winamp then a button next to that), then select Windows Media Player and OK. It should then associate everything with Media player. Then do the same, except change the 'Open With' to Winamp.
If that fails, also do the following -
Ctrl+P in winamp, then select 'File Types', click 'None', OK and exit winamp. Start it back up and then in the 'File Types' menu, select Audio or Video or Both, OK and exit.
Btw, what version of winamp are you using? As i believe there was a problem with file association in versions 5.52 and 5.53.
Also it might be worth posting on the winamp forums if you are using the recent 5.54 release.
[Edited on 27-01-2009 by Dom]
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