Windows 7 - Winamp problem

Shamikebab · 12 Nov 2009 at 13:46

I now get an error when I try to edit the tags of files in Winamp using the edit selected items menu option. The following comes up:

"Error updating file: D:\My Documents\My Music\Various Artists|Where's Neil When You Need Him\Coraline 2.mp3"

Anyone know how I can fix this?

mrk · 12 Nov 2009 at 14:23

If you've got UAC enabled then indirect file changes may be blocked. Disable UAC or load WinAMP with Admin rights (right click properties and always start it as Admin).

The latter is the wiser option unless you're 100% confident in your web browsing habits and what you run/install

Guest2 · 12 Nov 2009 at 14:42

This is what scares be about upgrading from XP to Windows 7. As I use a version of winamp from 1999 (2.5e) I have a funny feeling its not even going to run it at all. Might clone my drive and try the upgrade uption tonight, then if everything doesnt work and can clone back and all will be good

Shamikebab · 12 Nov 2009 at 15:03

That's fixed it right up, thanks mrk

although it does mean whenever I run Winamp I get a confirmation box come up :/

mrk · 12 Nov 2009 at 15:06

You'll have to disable UAC to get rid of the box

This is why I don't use UAC, but I am quite confident in my maintenance-fu skills =]

marc2003 · 12 Nov 2009 at 15:11

the program shouldn't require elevated rights to write tags to files in a proper user folder like "my documents". it's no different to editing any other file type. you wouldn't go to such lengths when using word or mspaint would you?

Shamikebab · 12 Nov 2009 at 15:25

marc2003 said:
the program shouldn't require elevated rights to write tags to files in a proper user folder like "my documents". it's no different to editing any other file type. you wouldn't go to such lengths when using word or mspaint would you?

Well what choice do I have?

Perhaps I'll just disable UAC, I'm pretty careful with stuff I install.

mrk · 12 Nov 2009 at 15:33

Fire Wizard may be able to offer a solution, maybe

Other than that though I've never had a machine be compromised due to UAC being disabled.

It's too much of a pain being enabled on my machines, SMART monitoring in Speedfan for example, even once elevated, does not completely work, SMART attributes display for example but temp monitoring fails.

Broken Hope · 12 Nov 2009 at 16:45

Shamikebab said:
Well what choice do I have?

Perhaps I'll just disable UAC, I'm pretty careful with stuff I install.

I can edit tags in Winamp without elevating it to admin rights, there's something more going on. I have Winamp stored in it's default location with me media files on another partition on my drive.

I'd check your D drive and check you actually have ownership of all the files.

Shamikebab · 12 Nov 2009 at 18:26

Broken Hope said:
I'd check your D drive and check you actually have ownership of all the files.

How do I do that?

Broken Hope · 12 Nov 2009 at 18:30

Shamikebab said:
How do I do that?

Right click the folder(s) with your music in them, go to the security tab then the advanced tab and check the owner tab.

russ0r · 12 Nov 2009 at 18:33

Guest2 said:
This is what scares be about upgrading from XP to Windows 7. As I use a version of winamp from 1999 (2.5e) I have a funny feeling its not even going to run it at all. Might clone my drive and try the upgrade uption tonight, then if everything doesnt work and can clone back and all will be good

I ran 2.9 on w7 last week. It was slow but it was usable.

Shamikebab · 12 Nov 2009 at 18:42

Broken Hope said:
Right click the folder(s) with your music in them, go to the security tab then the advanced tab and check the owner tab.

Thanks, it says:

Current owner:
S-1-5-21-515967899-1788223648-839522115-1004

Change owner to:

Shamikebab (Taniquetil\Shamikebab)

is that what it should be?

Broken Hope · 12 Nov 2009 at 18:45

Shamikebab said:
Thanks, it says:

Current owner:
S-1-5-21-515967899-1788223648-839522115-1004

Change owner to:

Shamikebab (Taniquetil\Shamikebab)

is that what it should be?

Yeah, it's still owned by your old user from a previous install, that's likely why you're having to elevate.

Shamikebab · 12 Nov 2009 at 18:50

Ah didn't know you had to change that, thanks