[nabs-l] Windows Media Player and WinAmp questions

[Joshua Lester]

Hi, Julie.
When I listen to an online radio station, sometimes it will cut out,
(WMP,) and I have to hit tab, and up, and down arrow, until it comes
back on.
I hate Winamp, because it takes too long to download, on this old lap top.
I'm hoping to trade this Acer, in for a Dell!
Blessings, Joshua

On 1/14/12, Julie McGinnity <kaybaycar at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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>
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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
>
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> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
> life."
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