last word. I installed winamp 5.35 andn the paul harvey site works fine. I don't know what to make of that ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Gomes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 7:39 PM Subject: Re: the paul harvey site
> thanks Chris. well that is very interesting. I will try to contact winamp > through winamp.com because the older version 5.35 works fine. It is neat > though how you figured this all out. thank you very much. I will come and > get you when I have more trouble. hahahahah > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 6:09 PM > Subject: Re: the paul harvey site > > >> Hi Steve >> After doing a bit of investigation, it really does look like you >> might be better off just letting windows media player handle the >> job. You *can* get Winamp to play the thing, but you have to jump >> through a lot of hoops and I don't know how dedicated you are to >> actually doing this? here's what I had to do to get it to work here, >> and granted it might not even work for other folks. >> 1. I visited the site as you suggested, but instead of clicking on >> the link first, i right clicked and chose save target as... and >> looked at the file extention. it's a .asx file, which is a playlist >> containing an address for a windows media stream, or in this case an >> archive. >> 2. I clicked open to see what would happen. Just like with yours, >> Winamp came up and it tried, unsuccessfully, to play 2 different >> files, I believe one of them was probably some kind of commercial or >> an add, and the second one was the actual show, just a guess. >> 3. Now from hanging out on the Winamp4TheBlind list I run, and >> getting similar questions, people have come up with all kinds of >> interesting ways of getting windows media stuff to play in Winamp, I >> was rather surprised at the lengths some of them would go to just to >> listen to a stream, it was pretty cool actually. >> Through a bit of investigation, I figured out that Winamp, for some >> crazy reason, won't play stuff that's in a .asx file. It sits >> there trying to connect but just won't play. >> >> So, to get it to play, what i had to do was download the asx file to >> my hard drive, open it up in note pad, copy and paste the second >> address to the clipboard, and then copy it into the open location >> dialogue of Winamp with control plus l. also, there was a quote >> mark I had to remove at the end of the address too so you have to be >> careful about that as well. I pressed enter and after waiting a few >> seconds, the stream did play, but man that is just way too much for >> anyone to have to go through *just* so it'll play in Winamp. so if >> you *really* are dedicated to doing it this way, that's how I did it, >> but it just seems to me that it'd be much easier for windows media >> player to handle it. I know that's not what you wanted to hear, but >> that's how it is for me. and from how it looks that's probably how it >> is for you as well. >> >> Sorry i can't see any easier way to do it. >> if anyone knows of an easier way I'd like to know, because that's a >> commonly asked question on the list. I don't listen to a lot of >> windows media streams myself but i know lots of people who do and >> it's unfortunate that there isn't an easier way. at least, not that I >> know of. >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> At 04:05 PM 10/25/2007, you wrote: >>>Okay we need more soldiers here. Albert also found when he went to the >>>site >>>www.paulharvey.com >>>he can't get the new winamp to play the broadcast. To get it to play you >>>find lets say Tuesday and click the win link. the qt is for quick time. >>>The >>>thing is these broadcasts use to play fine on the older versions of >>>winamp. >>>I like using winamp because I can fast forward past the commercials. >>>these >>>broadcasts also play fine in windows media player. the fast forward is >>>unavailable in media player. >>> >>> >>> >>>Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>>http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>>__________ NOD32 2617 (20071025) Information __________ >>> >>>This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >>>http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
