Rod, I am not using Station Playlist, at least not to my knowledge <smile>
, only Winamp. The only audio program of any significant that I am using
regularly is Total Recorder, and that still handles .mp3 files both from
without and within. Same with Groove Music and WMP. They each will bring
up both file formats from File Explorer without problems
.
While tabbing through the long file extensions list yesterday, I noticed
that there were other extensions with the URL file handler designation
as well. There was one with a numeric extension that I had never heard
of as well as a couple of og* like extensions. But I found it curious
that .ogg itself was nowhere to be foun in that listd.
I did also try playing an .ogg file from a list presented via Cortana,
and also got the strange designation, and it, like .mp3 would not play
through Explorer.
You can bet that there is nobody whom I would trust more than you
concerning these issues. Please send me the folder and I will give it a
perusal before I take the step toward restoration <smile>.
Thanks,
Larry
On 2/25/2020 4:46 AM, Rod Hutton via Talk wrote:
Hi Larry,
I know that you are using Station Playlist, something about which I have no
experience, and so I am thinking it is influencing your situation.
However, it may be simply that some component of the plugins folder has gone
missing or been corrupted.
First things first, though, and so I must ask if you are certain that you are
using the output plugin which you have always used, that is, one which is
capable of playing mp3 files.
I am certain that you know how to check the current output plugin, but just to
be sure that you have checked this first.
Certainly reinstalling Winamp will put things back in order, but perhaps a
simpler solution would be to compare your plugin folder with mine and at least
know that you have all the necessary files in order to make the default output
plugins work properly.
I can certainly zip up my folder and send it along if you want it.
Performing surgery on running software can be a bit of a brain tease, but I
have learned a lot about how Winamp works to say that I have enough experience
to solve a lot of problems.
Of course, I know my needs, and they are quite simple and specific.
However, as you know, I have learned enough about Window-Eyes apps to solve
quite a few problems.
I even wrote my own Winamp script, which is how I was able to diagnose the
little punctuation problem you were having with Jeff Bishop’s app a while back.
It is really a matter of how much time and effort you want to expend digging
into your problem, and there is really only so much someone else can do to help
you on your machine while they are only sitting in front of their machine, not
yours.
Anyway, I look forward to hearing from you.
Take care,
Rod
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On Feb 24, 2020, at 11:37 PM, Larry Higgins via Talk
<talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote:
Oh yeah Rod, Winamp is the default for .mp3 files. It always has been. The
weirdness of it all is that the nature of the .mp3 file has been changed
to something else. Only God knows what. What I've been getting when running
them is another description namely - Winamp URL Command Handler, and there is
no such choice given either in Winamp settings, or in Windows. I have tried
changing the setting both in Windows properties and default app settings in
settings, but to no avail. I can't seem to change these settings in Winamp at
all, there seems to be no way to actually select them. This situation is most
unusual to say the least. This only started happening this morning, so I am
really at a loss as to what might be going on.
The only thing I can think of to do for it is to use system restore, and see if
maybe the registry hasn't become corrupted.
Someone on another list suggested that there might be some files that winamp
might preserve in case people wish to simply reinstall, but nevertheless keep
their settings, and I can certainly see that as a possibility. I can't decide
if I should once again uninstall Winamp and then go to the various folders
that pertain to Winamp and delete all of them in order to make sure I really
get a clean restart, but I dunno. If you have any suggestions, I'd be very
happy to hear them.
Oh well, I'm pretty tired of it now, so will take this on tomorrow.
Wish me luck. I'm sure gonna miss Winamp if I can't solve this problem.
I'm definitely gonna miss WE, but I'm coming close to just having to let it go.
It just hasn't functioned well since bringing the computer home the other day.
I attempted to update my HP Pavilion through the support assist, but after
doing so, I couldn't load Windows. Anyway, all of this is making me a little on
the nervous side.
Oh well, will put it all to bed for now, including me.
Good to hear from you.
On 2/24/2020 5:22 PM, Rod Hutton via Talk wrote:
Hi Larry,
I would say that somehow Winamp is no longer your default application for
playing mp3 files.
Windows hasn’t changed that much such that you can still go to a folder and use
the context key and use the options to change the default program for opening
them.
Good luck,
Rod
Sent from my iPad
On Feb 24, 2020, at 1:19 PM, Larry Higgins via Talk
<talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote:
thought I'd better make that correction.
On 2/24/2020 12:11 PM, Larry Higgins via Talk wrote:
Hello listers,
And I sure hope you can help me with this one.
For some reason, as of earlier this morning, Winamp wants to treat my .mp3 files as if
they are audio streams. I hear something, or did, like"URL file handler file
type," and the files will no longer play. If I load an mp3 audio stream that uses an
m3u file, it will load that stream, just not regular mp3 files.
Please don't tell me I should move to another player, because I'm sure that
either this issue or another could arise when using Foobar, or any other player
for that matter. I stick with it because Jeff Bishops app works so well.
I know that very soon, I'll have to give up on WE altogether, because after
recently getting my computer back from the shop, WE seems to be falling apart
before my very ears. Right now I am in the middle of a project, and I really
would like to be able to use Winamp to play mp3 files as usual.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks,
Larry
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