r/winamp

Whenever I install Winamp 5.666, it works well for a couple of days but then it automatically updates to 5.9.

I have tried several things but it happens always.

When I do a new instalation I:

Use lite and disable winamp agent

Go to preferences and mark "Not connected to the internet" and disable the "Check for new versions of Winamp at startup" option

I also disable winamp.exe in the firewall of my antivirus.

Bu it's the same, two or three days later it installs the new version.

Is there something else I have to disable to keep it from doing this?

Thanks all! Sorry for my english, if something is not clear please tell me and I will try to clarify.

Hi, I'm a lifelong Winamp user. I recently needed to reset my Win11, and now I'm trying to install Winamp again, but the install file gives me a "this app is blocked for your protection" message which I can't bypass. Any help would be appreciated, thank you.

I fixed a few bugs and a good friend donated his time to make an awesome logo for the project. I think you will find that the demo skin I posted employs some techniques you have never seen a WinAmp skinner use before. Check out the tool at www.bamp.skin and comment if you have any questions about how the system works.

If you would like to use the tool in the command line or would like to see the source code:
https://github.com/dp-mason/bamp

Hello everyone,

I'm trying to bring back some Y2K aesthetics by using a specific .wmz skin, but I'm hitting a massive wall on my M1 MacBook Air.

I know I can just use a full VM like Parallels or VMware to run Windows 11 ARM, but I really want to run WMP lightweight via Porting Kit / Wineskin, just like I successfully did with Winamp. However, WMP seems to be a completely different beast.

Here is what I’ve tried so far in Porting Kit:

1. Winetricks: Created a new custom port and used Winetricks to install wmp10.
   • Result: Silent crash. The executable (wmplayer.exe) just won't launch. No error logs pop up; it just dies in the background.
2. Direct .exe Installation: Created a clean wrapper (blank port), downloaded the WMP 10 offline installer, and tried to run the setup manually.
   • Result: Got an error saying, "This version of Windows Media Player can be installed only on computers running Windows XP (32-bit)."
3. Winecfg Tweak: Went into winecfg and changed the Windows version to Windows XP to bypass the setup check.
   • Result: Still got the exact same 32-bit error. I'm assuming this is because the Wineskin engine running on Apple Silicon is inherently 64-bit, and WMP 10 strictly demands a 32-bit environment.

Has any Wine/CrossOver wizard here successfully ported Windows Media Player to Apple Silicon? Or is it fundamentally impossible because WMP is too deeply tied to core Windows registries and legacy IE components?

Any workarounds or insights would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance 👍

I have searched hard online several times, but couldn't find any way to do this. And it would look so much better if you could.