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Hi Marvin,<br>
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I don't like to run end-of-life software, but this sounded
interesting since I used Winamp back in the day. I downloaded and
installed it on a test machine running Windows 11 24H2. I got
several UAC prompts and an error about DirectX missing even though
dxdiag shows version 12 is installed. I also removed the network
cable during install mainly because I didn't trust the download and
didn't want to infect anything but this also got me past any
certificate checks. On further inspection though I found the
installer is not signed at all so a CRL check wouldn't occur even it
it could reach the internet during install. Anyway, after pushing
through the errors it did install and seems to work. Not sure why it
doesn't for you... maybe you're on the later Windows 25H2 or malware
protection is blocking it? Anyway, it was a fun exercise but I would
only run it in an isolated environment.<br>
<br>
Brian<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/13/2026 6:51 AM, marvin hunkin via
NFBCS wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am looking for some advice with an old
but still useful program, Winamp, on Windows 11.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am totally blind and use JAWS. I have
been trying to install Winamp 5.91 and 5.92 from the official
Winamp source, but Windows 11 is blocking the installer.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The message I receive is:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">\u201cWindows blocked the app. Contact your
system administrator.\u201d<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have tried:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">list of 5 items<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">\u2022 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">running as administrator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">\u2022 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">checking the file properties/unblock option<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">\u2022 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">trying different Winamp versions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">\u2022 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">checking the installer signature<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">\u2022 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Windows repairs (SFC and DISM)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">list end<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I do not want to reinstall Windows, as the
computer itself is working fine.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone here successfully installed
Winamp 5.91 or 5.92 on Windows 11 recently, especially with
JAWS or another screen reader? If so, what method did<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">you use?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am also interested in knowing if there
are safer alternatives or accessibility-friendly solutions
that other blind users are using.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for any advice.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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