Winamp 5.5 Drops Win9x

[galahs]

Appears there is a bug in Winamp 5.35 for Win98/Me

CD Playback is totally borked under Win98. The problem doesn't exist under 5.34.

The solution: Use 5.34 OR use 5.35 and replace in cdda.dll with the one from 5.34 OR just don't use Winamp to play CD's.

[MDGx]

FYI:

Links to free(ware) media players [supported OSes clearly stated]:

http://www.mdgx.com/toy.htm#MED

HTH

[erpdude8]

MPlayer still couldn't match the performance of WMP9 for videos

I was able to get WMP9 to install on Win98 First Edition by changing my registry setting.

I was also able to get it to install and run on Win95 (though it was modified a little) using the same technique, though I didn't test it thoroughly.

sorry, galahs. WMP9 does NOT work at all under Win95. tried the registry hacks myself a few months ago on a 95 machine and got some cryptic error messages during WMP9 setup. WMP9 is totally incompatible with 95.

It sure kinda sucks for Winamp 5.5x to kill 9X support.

I still like using that old CDPLAYER.EXE app in Win98. The WinME version of CDPLAYER.EXE launches Windows Media Player 7.x or 9.x.

[erpdude8]

WinAmp 5.51 has been released and its updated installer now refuses to install under Win9x/ME/NT4 systems.

If you guys want to download old versions of Winamp that still function under Win9x systems go here:

http://www.winampheaven.net/old.php

I'm no longer bothered by new types of apps abandoning Win9x support as I'm starting to slowly "let go" of Win9x; that's part of my new year's resolution of 2008 and beyond.

[bristols]

I'm no longer bothered by new types of apps abandoning Win9x support as I'm starting to slowly "let go" of Win9x; that's part of my new year's resolution of 2008 and beyond.

That's a pity for this community (I assume that your move away from 9x will mean that you will be helping out here less and less).

Before you "let go", I hope you manage to complete your Windows 95 OSR2 service pack. I've been really pleasantly surprised by 95's versatility as a viable OS on ancient hardware (with some fantastic, well-chosen apps - step forward VLC Media Player, Miranda, Opera, xplorer2, and CCleaner - and the help of your OSR2 URP).

Edited January 2, 2008 by bristols

[BenoitRen]

I'm no longer bothered by new types of apps abandoning Win9x support as I'm starting to slowly "let go" of Win9x; that's part of my new year's resolution of 2008 and beyond.

What for? You're not caving in to the newest flashy and fancy stuff, are you?