Hi Lois, What you should really try is reading the jaws help topic on how to configure Winamp to play nice with Jaws. If Jaws is indeed the screenreader you are using, this information will almost 100% guaranteed you can run Winamp problem free. At some point you will have the opportunity to select what file types you want Winamp to play. make sure MP3 is selected (it will be by default), but also make sure ogg is selected too.
LS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike B." <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] win7 and winamp Hi Lois, Believe me, I totally understand! Do you have WinAmp set as the default player? Also, do you want WinAmp to play all sound files instead of Windows Media Player? Here is a note I have saved for making WinAmp the default player. Question: Recently there was a discussion on this list that provided instructions to make Winamp the default player. Try as I might, I can not locate this information. Would somebody pleas point me in the right direction? Answer there are 2 answers below for the question above: Answer #1: If you have set Program Access and defaults on your start menu then you can do this here. Alternatively press application key on an MP3 file . Select Open With Do not click on WinAmp at this stage if it is here in this submenu. Cursor down to end of menu list to Select Choose Program . A dialogue box will open giving a list of programs to open the MP3 file with. Cursor down until you hear WinAmp . Press tab to always open files to this type with this program and press space bar to check this option. Press enter and you should be ok. David Griffith Answer #2: I might add to David's instructions that you can keep other media players from taking over as the default player by enabling Winamp Agent. While in Winamp do a control p for preferences. Type the letter f for file types. Tab to, Winamp agent and press your spacebar to check it. Tab to close and press spacebar. This will prevent other players like Windows Media Player from taking over as the default. Denny Huff Hope this helps. Take care. Mike This email was sent from our, iGasSucking460Powered1969Mach1! ----- Original Message ----- From: lois To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 2:51 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] win7 and winamp Mike, I am sorry if I made you think windows7 was the problem, but I have been trying to get it to work all afternoon. -----Original Message----- From: Mike B. Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 4:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] win7 and winamp It isn't like I expected someone to do it for me. Lois Hi Lois, I must apologize to you. I thought I was running WinAmp 5.63 but, I'm running 5.04! The steps I gave may not be the same in 5.63 as in 5.04. Hopefully someone will give steps for version 5.63. This setting has to do withh Winamp only, not the operating system you're running. Take care. Mike This email was sent from our, iGasSucking460Powered1969Mach1! ----- Original Message ----- From: Lois To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] win7 and winamp Mike, I did that, frown. I don't know if I left something checked that I shouldn't have or what. Win7 is so new to me and I haven't installed winamp in a long time. Makes me wish I still had xp. Lois ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike B. To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 3:54 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] win7 and winamp Hi Lois, Try the following: 1. Open WinAmp from your desktop or start menu shortcut. 2. Press control + P, for preferences, this should put you in a tree view. 3. Arrow up or down until you are on File Types. 4. Tab to, Associated File Types, All button & press the spacebar. Make sure you press the spacebar because pressing enter won't work. 5. If you also want winamp to play your audio cd's tab until you hear associate with audio cd's and press the space bar to check it. Tab to the close button and hit enter. Now alt + F4 to close winamp. Hope this helps. Take care. Mike This email was sent from our, iGasSucking460Powered1969Mach1! ----- Original Message ----- From: Lois To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 1:22 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] win7 and winamp I am using win7, and downloaded winamp 563. I installed it and can't get it to play mp3 files. It has been so long since I installed winamp that I must have done something wrong. Can anyone help me? Lois For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
