Tuesday, December 23, 2008

GTalk not loading Winamp & Media PlayerSongs

Google Talk is crashing when I share my music status with Winamp 5.5


If your Google Talk client crashes when you share your music status with Winamp 5.5, please follow the steps below to resolve the issue:
Exit Google Talk and Winamp.

Click start on your Windows taskbar.
Select Run and enter: [ type nul: >>"%programfiles%\winamp\winamp.m3u" ]Make sure you use two carets (>>), not one (>).
Click OK.
Note: If you installed Winamp in a different location from the default one, you'll need to use that location in the command in step 3. Replace %programfiles% with the correct location.

Why isn't my music status showing when I use Windows Media Player?

If Windows Media Player or your Windows desktop crashes, Windows Media Player will disable all plug-ins, including the music-status plug-in for Google Talk. To re-enable the Google Talk plug-in, follow these steps:

  • Open Windows Media Player.
  • From the View menu, select Plug-ins > Options...
  • From the Category section of the Plug-ins tab, select Background.
  • Select the Google Talk Music Plugin checkbox.
    Click OK.
  • You'll need to close and restart Windows Media Player for the change to take effect.
  • A note for Vista users: If you can't find the Google Talk Music plug-in in the Plug-ins tab of your Windows Media Player settings, try these steps:
    Uninstall Google Talk.
    Visit http://www.google.com/talk/
  • Click Download Google Talk client near the bottom of the page.
  • Save the installation file to your desktop.
  • Right-click the installation file (googletalk-setup.exe) on your desktop and select Run as administrator.
  • Follow the instructions to install Talk.

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