problems with winamp media library

OS: WindowsXP Pro
Winamp: 5,552 (x86)


My media library is not working.
Any attempt to add files (regardless of how many (1,10,1000) to the media
library gives a crash pointing to nde.dll.

Any help here?

FACE

 

On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:41:32 GMT, in
microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player, "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]"

I have installed some third party software, erased the installation exe
and forgotten the source, so I wanted to bypass that option of reinstall.
(It all had to do with skin attributes, like transparency and "modern"
skins.)

I did find what i felt for sure was the media library db and considered
erasing it hoping that it would be remade.
Is that course of action recommended?

I scanned it for keyword "winamp" and really did not see that at the site.

I have tried to separate them by extension association. Though overtly
calling the file overrides that.

Is there a better newsgroup for Winamp specific questions than here?

Thanks,

FACE

 

On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:41:32 GMT, in
microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player, "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]"

Looks like I should have done a clean install. I didn't. I installed
over a copy from two years ago where the media library db is -- so i read
-- incompatible with the one i have in 5.552.

It has been weeks since i looked up what i felt was the media db.

Would you agree that db files are at %appdata%\winamp\plugins\ml\main.dat
& main.idx ?

FACE

 

On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:56:43 GMT, in
microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player, "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]"

Thanks for getting moving on this.

The problem is history.

I erased the files i had noted at %appdata%\winamp\plugins\ml\main.dat
& main.idx (ok, not actually erased, just moved to a backwater sub
directory one level down from the root that i use for such stuff.)

Then winamp media library rewrote its frame and became active. I asked it
to add a file and it proceeded to search the entire disk in the background
adding all manner of audio and video files and the somewhat overdone
accouterments to same.........

The key to the incompatibility mess was down in a note at
http://www.gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t84386.html

So, if anyone asks the same question and did not do a clean install (like
I did not) they need to delete the old main.dat and main.idx and let it
start over..................

Cheers,

FACE