confirming that there is a general problem with winamp not closing properly; application need to be killed in task manager; tried removing plugins, having clean install with only basic components to play music but still it doesn't work right. more and more problems... disappointing!

winamp is awesome since ancient times, too bad it is very bloated and full of crap this days, you need like 2 minutes unticking all the crap from setup,

after that you need to config a litthe, disable internet, but in the end the player is great

it was epic in the 2.xx era,

Winamp is the best - if you install it properly it is not bloatware.

Use it with enhancer 0.17 plugin - it is an old plugin but once you install it, it changes all your mp3s to pure sound bliss. windows 7 needs an enhancer wrapper - google it - not big only kb.

been using winamp+enhancer and never change - dont even bother about foobar or other -you can't match the combination

By far the best player/ free converter @24/32bit 192khz! Offers reference quality playback @ 64 bit floating point calculation/ 225db dynamic range with Power FX2 paid plugin (need a robust i series CPU)! I play it over HDMI on my Home Theater to enjoy excellent stereo imaging and high fidelity.

I have compared it with Window media 12, Spider, Nero Mulrimedia Hub 10 etc and found that Winamp 5.62 wins hands down.

Free version does not allow ripping to mp3, high bit HE ACC etc. However, you get free ripping into 320bit LC AAC, 128bit HE AAC, VBR/CBR WMA Pro, FLAC etc

Winamp has loads of customisation/settings right up to the plugin levels and hence make it a audiophile grade player.

Slow and full of stupid plugins. I liked the 2.xxx but now only Foobar.

vous etes les meilleurs du mondes et merci et longue vie a winamp

" reminds me of v3.0 , except this 5.2 is the worst yet, also be warned the Shoutcast browser and online sections track everything you do by way of Omniture WebBugs and a unique ID assigned to your machine.
tread with extreme caution or stick with v5.13 "


I have used winamp for a long time i liked it due to the fact i found it responsive and non intrusive. Not anymore it is the total opposite of what it once was its total Bloatware even bordering on Spyware with the gracenote and web tracking feature etc.

For e.g i run it on my Main rig X48-DS4 MOBO Q6700 @ 2.66GHz 2 x ATi 4850 in crossfire 4 GB DDR2 2 x 500GB Seagate F1 HD's XP SP3 DX9.0c the system is far from slow yet when i run winamp 5.3 and up it wont respond when i want to close it even if their is nothing else running task manager shows Winamp consuming 48+ MB RAM and the CPU usage is so tied up i cant even bring up task manager and have to wait for about 20-40 seconds, I couldnt even open a web browser to disconnect my net connection or a folder on PC whilst "Slugamp" decided it wanted to do something without me knowing and then hoggin all my CPU time or cycles whilst it done its spying crap i guess, reason i say this is as soon as i checked my routers logs to see what IP adress' were contacted from winamp i found 90% of the IP's and traffic on my router being from winamp!

So now i have to discnnect my LAN / CAT5 cable physically and only then do i get my PC back from winamp unless i want to wait 40 seconds sometimes more and if its not just waiting it will just not respond at all cant even acess it in task manager like wtf is wrong with this application really have made this application from great to bloated crapware imo and i am saddened that i bought the PRO version thinking that would cure my problems with not responding and calling the net but no it was the same!

Its gone the way NERO has gone and ppl can say what they will about it but facts are facts i know plenty of old school WinAmp users who are fed up with it and are using alternate applications tehirs heaps around!

AS for the blogger i am not trying to dismiss any opinions of his or other readers im just putting forward what i found and why i wont use it anymore, i dont see why i should pay for something that spys on my behaviour also!

I like it so much

HELP!
Winamp does not close properly upon exiting in recent versions. It hangs computers requiring a full reboot. In addition, although unchecked the DSP Shoucast stream always attempts to connect. AND cannot disconnect from shoutcast streaming by hitting dinconnect/kill !?!? FRUSTRATING!!


Computers:

P4 2.4ghz
P4 3.Oghz
Dual P3 (1.0ghz)
all WinXP SP2

I'm not too crazy about the new winamp.. Feels too much like itune.. umm. slow.. it has problem with cddb info showing up on media library. when i insert a cd.. no cddb info show(yes i'm connect to the internet) .. So, i went back to version 5.35.. where things work the way it should..

Winamp 5.5 has another prob,the prob is that while closing winamp in Bento skin, even though the the winamp is closed, still in task manager the process "winamp.exe" is running and the mem usuage goes on increasing from 10mb to 30mb and then suddenly the process is terminated. my comp configuration is

P4,1GB Ram, With 2.45 Ghz

Winamp 5.5 rocks but there is problem that i don't know why it occur the probs is thst while changing from bento skin to any other classic skin, the default classic skin's equalizer appears, even though there is a a equalizer

Winamp rules. Always !!!

WOW! very good

this is aplication very excellent and simple fou using. i thing this is perfect

Very good but... the 5.3 version is buggy. It doesn't close correctly.

Nullsoft continues their painful downward spiral with the next installment in this series of bug fixes - if you think this is quality software, just look at how many "bugs" (eg, CODING ERRORS) have been fixed! The latest versions of winamp are slower, hog more memory, have a cludgey 'lagging' interface, and offer no addition features of any practical use than the last three versions did.

my computer?
pentium 4, 1.5 ghz 512mb ram
windows XP pro, SP 2

OOOOOOOHHHHHHH YYYYYYYEEEAAARRR!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love this this one,this is awesome
OH Mmmman WINAMP 5.25 bETA WILL blast off all
yo winamp fave & best 1s

great program yeah, but since AOHell bought Nullsoft's winamp, the development stopped. And v5 became too bloated causing it to be not as fast and light-weight as v2.95

for those of you interested in the old versions go to www.oldversion .com

the best player ever....... :)

i can't play many aac files. i think i'm unable to play files that work before, always with winamp 5.21. anyone knows why? some video files doesn't work but i can see them with media player, why???

I would give 5, except by the Lite version doesn't be able to play WMA ...
There is a mistake on the review, i guess ...

it`s working very good

winamp can't play "my .dat file " . When I use mouse to increase size of screen , Winamp "eat" 100CPU

nice program works good

5.2 is awful, needs javascript and IE for the shoutcast libary to work, a hackers delight

reminds me of v3.0 , except this 5.2 is the worst yet, also be warned the Shoutcast browser and online sections track everything you do by way of Omniture WebBugs and a unique ID assigned to your machine.
tread with extreme caution or stick with v5.13

preciso deste tocador

nicew version one must hv it

Well I don't know why I can't open the equalizer

you are the best

i like this coz it has advanced technology & many modern skins & plugins

Try this link. It works for me:

ftp://ftp.acbradio .org/acbradio-archives/players/winamp290_full.exe

I'm interesting to version 2.9 of WinAmp
because my computer is old and with a little (128K) of memory. Where I can find it? Thanks

winamp v4b kicks both winamp 5 and that v2 as well

I want a fast and very New winamp for my computer download

Maybe it is some kind of Beta version ?

version 5.09? why aren't it on the winamp site? anyways great program...

Wimamp is great, no problems with older versions.. have it on 4 pc's and working 2! =] =] =] =]
But!!! what the heck is wrong with this version >> 5.08c

It's bullnuts, winamp will live. And i don't care that winamp v.5 is not so fast as v.2, my pc over 2.5ghz and winamp 5 is on the fly!!! You can use as alternates foobar200, apollo etc

I read that the developing of Winamp ends... It´s a very very pity... (Winamp 2,95 is MORE faster than Winamp 5,06...)