Windows 7: WinAmp v.5.57 not working in Win7

Hi there,

just wanted to ask around if there is anyone else not (really) being able to use WinAmp 5 since the v.5.57(beta). Not it is "final" (Build 2810 (5.5.7.2810)) and still the same problem:
I can't open or show it in any way, I only get the program name showing up in the task bar as usual, but I can't minimize/maximize it, I can only use it about the context menu options which are available only because of my WinAmp plugin for Windows 7 taskbar integration. It might be this plugin (v.1.12, just comes to my mind, will check it), but I didn't find any complains over there.

I do use Aero within my Win 7 Professional x64 installation.
On top of the issue above, I have problems with my taskbar...

What I'm basically wondering about, where have the "minimize/maximize" options gone, I normally found accessible in the programs taskbar context menus?...

If anyone did experience this WinAmp problem or has an idea how to solve it, I'd be really happy , thanks in advance.



Kind regards.

Hi, Welcome to SF,

You can try a workaround which fixed for me i went to C:\Program Files\Winamp\Plugins\DSP_SPS to C:\Program Files\Winamp\Plugins and renamed the renamed DSP_SPS to DSP_SPS_old then try to launch it and see whether that works

Reference: Winamp doesn't work in Win 7

Hope that helps

Hi Jack,

thanks for your help. Yet it doesn't help sad enough.
What is "DSP_SPS" exactly? I might have to rename another file...

Plug ins .... Maybe you could try to rename the skins folder sometime switching to classic skin used to fix