[nabs-l] Windows Media Player and WinAmp questions

[Julie McGinnity]

Hi.

I have that same problem with Windows media player when trying to
stream audio.  I have not been able to figure it out either.  If you
use your up and down arrow keys in winamp, they control the volume.
Right and left arrow keys will rewind and fast forward, and up and
down arrow keys will turn the volume up and down respectively.  This
should not affect anything else running on the computer.  At least, it
doesn't on my computer.

I have found winamp much easier to use than windows media player, but
it doesn't do things such as burn cds and play video.  Hope this helps
and looking forward to hearing if anyone else has struggled with the
windows media player streaming problem.

On 1/14/12, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am having some problems/questions with/about Windows Media
> Player and WinAmp that I hope you can help with.
>
> 1.  Whenever I try to play a file from the Internet, either a
> live radio stream or a recorded MP3 or M3U file, it starts to
> play, then about 5 seconds into the file, a dialog will come up
> which says: "Windows media player dialog: Windows Media Player
> has stopped working.  Windows is trying to identify the
> problem...  Windows is checking online for a solution.  Close
> program button." I tried playing some music that was in my
> Windows Media Player library already, with the same result.  How
> can I fix this and what might be wrong with the player?
> 2.  After hearing good reviews from blind people about the
> accessibility and ease of use of Winamp, I downloaded the latest
> version of that program.  My friend told me that when I
> downloaded the program, WinAmp would set itself as my default
> player.  However, when I go to listen to a stream from the
> Internet, it still wants to play in Windows Media Player, but
> that doesn't work because of the problem I described above.  So
> how do I manually tell my computer to play everything in WinAmp
> by default?
> 3.  Is there a way in Winamp and/or Windows Media Player to
> control the volume of audio playing through the media player
> without effecting the volume of the whole computer? One of the
> problems I have when playing media files is that I can't do
> anything else on my computer while media is playing, as the audio
> in whatever file I'm listening to drowns out JAWS so much that I
> can't hear JAWS.  But if I press and hold the F9 key, it lowers
> the volume of all audio coming out of the computer; that of the
> audio file and that of JAWS.  So how do I lower the media volume
> without lowering JAWS's volume so I can listen to music in the
> background and still do something on my computer?
> 4.  (and final) How do I tell Windows Media Player to download a
> file from the Internet onto my computer rather than stream it?
> How do I do the same in WinAmp? I'm using the latest versions of
> Windows Media Player and WinAmp, Windows 7 and JAWS 12.
>
> I hope you can help me with some or all of these questions! Sorry
> for the long email with so many questions to answer.
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
> "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The
> real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
> exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and
> opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical
> nuisance."
> -- Kenneth Jernigan
>
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-- 
Julie McG
 Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
Eyes for the Blind

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
life."
John 3:16