Microsoft KB Archive/321857

= Winamp Causes an Error Message in Windows XP =

Article ID: 321857

Article Last Modified on 3/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q321857



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to drag MP3 files into the playlist in the Nullsoft Winamp program, your computer may become unstable, or you may receive the following error message:

Crash caused in ntdll.dll!! Winamp.exe has encountered a problem and must be shut down. We apologize for the inconvenience.

If the error message is still displayed and you want to see the data that the error report contains, click the click here link at the bottom of the message box. You then see error signature information that may be similar to the following:   App Name    App Version  Module Name  Module Version  Offset --  winamp.exe  2.7.7.0      ntdll.dll    5.1.2600.0      000017e2



CAUSE
This issue may occur because Winamp version 2.7 is not completely compatible with Windows XP.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, contact Nullsoft to inquire about the availability of a fix for this issue. For information about how to do so, please visit either of the following Nullsoft Web sites:

http://www.winamp.com/player/

http://www.winamp.com

Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.



MORE INFORMATION
For information about how to contact Nullsoft, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Additional query words: win,amp

Keywords: kb3rdparty kbenv kberrmsg kbprb kbprod2web KB321857

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