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 [GUIDE] Speed-Up Winamp 5.xx

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TSfariz
post Jul 7 2004, 09:21 AM, updated 20y ago

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Ways to speed up Winamp 5.xx loading time, general operation speed and background bandwidth usage (guide uses the Winamp Modern skin). Tested with Winamp 5.04.

1. Disable mini-visualisation (gives Winamp less to render)

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2. In Winamp Preferences (CTRL+P), disable the following in the General Preferences section...

* Show splash screen
* Check for new versions of Winamp at startup
* Allow Winamp to report anonymous usage statistics

Whilst you're in General Preferences, ensure your Internet Connection Settings are correct (LAN, DSL, Cable / Modem etc.)

3. Next, go to the Global Hotkeys section. If you don't use these, untick the Enabled box so Winamp doesn't load/monitor the relevent code in the background.

4. Under the Skins > Modern Skins section, set the Timer resolution to 35ms. Most users will not need anything faster. Whilst you're in the Modern Skins section, click the Alpha Blending tab and untick the Enable Desktop Alpha Blending button. It's eye-candy, so only enable if you don't mind the slowdown (not much slowdown though).

5. Uninstall plugins you don't need. For basic functionality, you only need MPEG Audio Decoder and DirectSound output.

If anyone has any other ideas, feel free to post! Check this site, http://www.winampunlimited.com/like_the_wind/, for futher optimization guide.
TSfariz
post Jul 28 2004, 02:52 PM

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QUOTE (ieR @ Jul 28 2004, 02:31 PM)
so conclusion is not to have ur whole available song and dump it into ur playlist(wat? 6k songs? that makes up 25gb), go make custom song list of 100-200 songs... really helps loading and uses,... ^^

try this on Winamp5

General Preference > Titles > Metadata Reading >select Read metadata only when file(s) are played

I loaded 25GB of MP3 in less than a second!
TSfariz
post Aug 10 2004, 05:08 PM

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QUOTE (Joseph Hahn @ Aug 10 2004, 02:43 PM)
Use classic skins ! Guaranteed faster loading time ! thumbup.gif

sure.. but this guide is for Winamp Modern skin

 

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