WinAMP 3 Error

ToshiroOC · Feb 25, 2003, 06:27 AM

I have been very consistently getting an error from WinAMP 3 regarding an "Assertation Failure"

This continues happening regardless of how many times I redownload and or reinstall WinAMP 3... I am using an Audigy 1 Platinum and the kX drivers, and the kX drivers are totally at default. This only began happening a few days after I installed the kX drivers, though I don't think it's related... I think it's something separate from a driver error, given the text of the error message. Any ideas, suggestions, comments?

Reinstalling Winamp and rebooting sometimes lets me use Winamp for maybe one boot worth of time, but it takes like 5 tries and more often than not I get errors... And I would very strongly prefer to avoid WMP, given that it takes forever for it to initialize it's Playlists whenever I load another batch of 3000+ songs into it...

Also, if you can't see the picture, it's because you looked too early - it will be uploaded about 5 minutes after I post.

ToshiroOC

ToshiroOC · Feb 25, 2003, 06:51 AM

I just checked around the WinAMP forums and it looks like you are supposed to completely delete the Winamp folder since this is caused by a lack of error-checking for database errors... but I deleted my WinAMP folder already once, and it didn't help - I got one boot's worth of work out of Winamp before it gave the EXACT same error again...

WyreTheWolf · Feb 25, 2003, 08:21 AM

Hey Tosh, try uninstalling... delete the folder... check the registry for anything that might have gotton left behind, and then reinstall. If it still doesnt work, just go to the 2.x version of Winamp.

Good luck!

ToshiroOC · Feb 25, 2003, 08:30 AM

Yes, I'm going to go back to WinAMP2 if no-one here knows what is going on and can help... I did clear the registry and delete the folder and uninstalling and everything though, but it only fixes things for the duration of one boot...

RIV@NVX · Feb 25, 2003, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ToshiroOC
Yes, I'm going to go back to WinAMP2 if no-one here knows what is going on and can help... I did clear the registry and delete the folder and uninstalling and everything though, but it only fixes things for the duration of one boot...

As I already said and you didn't agree: WINAMP IST DEATH.

NaumoJR · Feb 25, 2003, 05:16 PM

Winamp 3 is very buggy. I've had many problems with it. A unistall and re-install always fixed them for me.

I use Musicmatch more anyway.

-={420}=- · Feb 25, 2003, 10:01 PM

The 2.81 version works just fine. And it's the only this version, and not the "3" that will work with MilkDrop 1.03. Trippy!

ToshiroOC · Feb 25, 2003, 10:37 PM

WinAMP ist Death, eh? Well, then, give me the name of one other fast, efficient, and high quality mp3 player that I could move to that ISN'T Musicmatch (since I hated the bulky GUI), ISN'T WMP (since it is rather inefficient and slow), and ISN'T Ogg Vorbis (since I don't have any .ogg's, and don't care to convert 5000+ mp3's to .ogg...)... I'd really be interested in anything of the sort, skinnable would be preferable

Vampyromaniac · Feb 26, 2003, 08:36 AM

I predict Riva would say: foobar2000
but I've never tried it

Feb 25, 2003, 06:27 AM	#1
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	WinAMP 3 Error I have been very consistently getting an error from WinAMP 3 regarding an "Assertation Failure" This continues happening regardless of how many times I redownload and or reinstall WinAMP 3... I am using an Audigy 1 Platinum and the kX drivers, and the kX drivers are totally at default. This only began happening a few days after I installed the kX drivers, though I don't think it's related... I think it's something separate from a driver error, given the text of the error message. Any ideas, suggestions, comments? Reinstalling Winamp and rebooting sometimes lets me use Winamp for maybe one boot worth of time, but it takes like 5 tries and more often than not I get errors... And I would very strongly prefer to avoid WMP, given that it takes forever for it to initialize it's Playlists whenever I load another batch of 3000+ songs into it... Also, if you can't see the picture, it's because you looked too early - it will be uploaded about 5 minutes after I post. ToshiroOC __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Feb 25, 2003, 06:51 AM	Thread Starter #2
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	I just checked around the WinAMP forums and it looks like you are supposed to completely delete the Winamp folder since this is caused by a lack of error-checking for database errors... but I deleted my WinAMP folder already once, and it didn't help - I got one boot's worth of work out of Winamp before it gave the EXACT same error again... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Feb 25, 2003, 08:30 AM	Thread Starter #4
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Yes, I'm going to go back to WinAMP2 if no-one here knows what is going on and can help... I did clear the registry and delete the folder and uninstalling and everything though, but it only fixes things for the duration of one boot... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Feb 25, 2003, 10:01 PM	#7
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	The 2.81 version works just fine. And it's the only this version, and not the "3" that will work with MilkDrop 1.03. Trippy! __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]

Feb 25, 2003, 10:37 PM	Thread Starter #8
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	WinAMP ist Death, eh? Well, then, give me the name of one other fast, efficient, and high quality mp3 player that I could move to that ISN'T Musicmatch (since I hated the bulky GUI), ISN'T WMP (since it is rather inefficient and slow), and ISN'T Ogg Vorbis (since I don't have any .ogg's, and don't care to convert 5000+ mp3's to .ogg...)... I'd really be interested in anything of the sort, skinnable would be preferable __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Feb 25, 2003, 08:21 AM	#3
WyreTheWolf Wolfish Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cave; Ozark Mountains Posts: 2,110 Rep Power: 0	Hey Tosh, try uninstalling... delete the folder... check the registry for anything that might have gotton left behind, and then reinstall. If it still doesnt work, just go to the 2.x version of Winamp. Good luck!

Feb 25, 2003, 05:16 PM	#6
NaumoJR Paranoid Android Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Planet Telex Posts: 1,029 Rep Power: 0	Winamp 3 is very buggy. I've had many problems with it. A unistall and re-install always fixed them for me. I use Musicmatch more anyway.

Feb 26, 2003, 08:36 AM	#9
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