Winamp Causes an Error Message in Windows XP (321857)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q321857

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to drag MP3 files into the playlist in the Nullsoft Winamp program, your computer may become unstable, or you may receive the following error message:
Crash caused in ntdll.dll!! Winamp.exe has encountered a problem and must be shut down. We apologize for the inconvenience.
If the error message is still displayed and you want to see the data that the error report contains, click the click here link at the bottom of the message box. You then see error signature information that may be similar to the following: 
   App Name    App Version  Module Name  Module Version  Offset
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   winamp.exe  2.7.7.0      ntdll.dll    5.1.2600.0      000017e2

CAUSE

This issue may occur because Winamp version 2.7 is not completely compatible with Windows XP.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, contact Nullsoft to inquire about the availability of a fix for this issue. For information about how to do so, please visit either of the following Nullsoft Web sites:

http://www.winamp.com/download

http://www.winamp.com

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MORE INFORMATION

For information about how to contact Nullsoft, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/30/2002
Keywords:kb3rdparty kbenv kberrmsg kbprb kbProd2Web KB321857
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