That is why you go into winamp's main window, control + p, go to
general, and tab to updates and un check it. then you close and never
see it again.
At 01:10 PM 10/28/2009, you wrote:
I agree and it never worked for me as well and I had to close the
program by going to the windows task manager. But of course the update
box appears only when you are connected to the internet. The annoying
thing is that they come out with an update at least thrice a month and
I wish that I could have an alternative to this annoying program.
Vetri.
On 28/10/2009, Don and Cher Bosch <[email protected]> wrote:
> No normal method to close ever worked for me. I would have to go to the
> task manager which would always show WinAmp as 'not responding'. As I said
> in a previous message, that one version, unchecking the 'check for updates'
> would always revert back to checked the next time the program was started.
>
> Cher
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of kim kelly
> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 2:01 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How do I dismiss the Winamp Update message?
>
> Thanks. We will try that and hope it works.
>
>
> Kim Kelly
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Pierson" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 10:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How do I dismiss the Winamp Update message?
>
>
>> Hi Dale,
>> Can you close it with control plus F4 or control tab to the main Winamp
>> window?
>> Also if it is the update prompt I'm thinking of you can go to General
>> under
>> Preferences (control plus p followed by g until you hear "General
>> Preferences" and tab through and look for "Check for new versions of
>> Winamp
>> at startup " and uncheck this box.
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens
>> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 9:20 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: [JAWS-Users] How do I dismiss the Winamp Update message?
>>
>> I have Winamp to play MP3 files and such. When I click on a file Winamp
>> plays the file alright but I cannot get to the application to start and
>> stop
>> or pause or any of that because of this darn New Version message which
>> will
>> not be dismissed. ALT-F4 doesn't kill it, there isn't a close option on
>> the
>> Applications menu, there isn't a File menu or any other with a Close
>> option,
>> there doesn't seem to be any way to get rid of it but to reboot. Second
>> time
>> in a given day it doesn't appear and I can go to the application and use
>> the
>> functions.
>>
>> This really is Malware, an application which takes charge and will not be
>> terminated.
>>
>> So far as I can tell, the only advantage to having the new update might be
>> to get rid of this notice and of course to fill up my computer with album
>> art I suppose.
>>
>> Any help with this would be appreciated.
>>
>> Dale Leavens.
>>
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