Winamp

1. Create a new folder and name it something appropriate for the type of music you'll be putting in it - for example, "Floyd's Disco Attack."

2. Assemble from your available MP3s the list of songs you want in this particular group.

3. Copy those songs into your new folder.

4. Decide on the order in which you want the songs to play.

5. Rename the song you want to play first by adding a "01 - " at the beginning of the title.

6. This will move it to the top of the list. Add "02 - " for the second song, and so forth.

7. Right-click on your new music folder and click "Play in Winamp."

1. Download and install the latest version of Winamp at winamp.com.

2. Open any folder on your hard drive that contains a selection of songs.

3. Right-click on each song and select Enqueue in Winamp. Winamp will create a play list of songs in the order you load them.

4. Right-click on a folder and select Play in Winamp if you wish to play all songs inside that folder. Your music will begin playing almost immediately, in alphabetical order (titles that start with numbers will play first).

5. Use Winamp to listen to a CD by right-clicking in the upper part of the Winamp window. Then move your cursor to hover over the word Play in the resulting pop-up window, and select Audio CD from the fly-out window.

6. Start up your Internet connection before using Winamp, and the clever program will connect to the Compact Disc DataBase (CDDB) and load the artist and song title information on the CD in your drive.

1. Look for the lightening bolt icon in the lower right-hand corner of the Winamp window. Right-click on the lightening bolt to bring up the menu of options.

2. Find some new skins. From the lightening bolt menu select "Skins" and then "Get More Skins." This will prompt your default Internet browser to open up the Winamp skins website.

3. Browse the available skins and pick out some you would like to try. When you find one, click on the "Download" button and download it into the skins folder, which is found inside your main "Winamp" folder in the "Program Files" folder.

4. Go back to Winamp. Winamp will automatically install the skin most recently downloaded.

5. Install a new skin. To change the skin to a previously downloaded Winamp skin, right-click on the lightening bolt and select "Skins." A list of all the skins you have downloaded will be displayed. Select one and it will be installed.

6. Go back to the default skin. If you miss the original skin which came with Winamp, choose "Base Skin" to install the original skin.

1. Download the Winamp installation files from the Winamp website. Click on the "Free Download" button from the main page and follow the directions. Save the installation file on your desktop so you can easily find them.

2. Go to your desktop and double click on the "Winamp Installation File." The first thing you'll need to do is read and agree to Winamp's license agreement.

3. Decide what components of Winamp you want to install. On the next screen you can choose "Standard," for a full installation, "Light" for a space-saving version, "Minimal" for a basic version or "Custom." Choosing custom will allow you to pick and choose the options you want to install.

4. Choose which file types you want to associate with Winamp. On the next screen you can choose which file types and actions you want to make Winamp your default player. This means when you open a certain file type or play a CD, Winamp will open automatically. Uncheck any file types or actions for which you do not want Winamp to be your default player.

5. Tell Winamp what type of Internet connection you use. Winamp uses the Internet to get information on songs on CDs or MP3s which do not have all the information embedded in them. Click "Disable" if you do not want Winamp to do this.

6. Select a skin type to install. This is the look of the player. Winamp comes with several skins which feature different colors and buttons.

1. Create a winamp playlist. To create a playlist, click the "PL" button to open a new playlist window. Simply drag and drop MP3 files to the playlist in the order you want them played. You can also click on the "Add Dir" button in the playlist window to navigate to songs you want to add.

2. Save the playlist. After you have the playlist configured just the way you like it, you can save it for later use. To do this, click the "List Opts" button in Winamp's bottom right corner. Choose "Save List" from the menu, choose a name and save the playlist in a place on your hard drive where you can find it later.

3. Open a playlist. To open an a playlist you have saved, go back to the "List Opts" button and choose "Load List" from the menu. Then, navigate to the place on your hard drive where you saved the playlist.

4. Check out the "Misc" button on the playlist. Here you'll find ways to sort your playlists, such as alphabetically or even randomly. You can also move songs up or down the playlist by selecting them and using the up and down arrows. To reverse the order of a playlist, hold down the "Ctrl" button on your keyboard and press "R."

5. Remove songs from the playlist. If you want to remove a song from a Winamp playlist, right-click the song and choose "Delete." You can also remove all songs from a playlist by double-clicking the "Sel" button and then hitting the "Rem" button. The songs are removed from your playlist, but the MP3 files stay on your hard drive.

1. Follow the resource link to the LAME download page. You must install this plug-in, which is made specifically for the Winamp application.

2. Download the application to your computer. Once this is done, double-click on the EXE file to install the plug-in for Winamp.

3. Open your Winamp application. Go to "Preferences" and choose the LAME plug-in for the output application. Press "Save" to finalize your changes.

4. Go into the LAME configuration dialog window and change the settings to however your prefer. Change your output directory to wherever you wish to save your SHOUTcast stream. Click on "Save" when you are done.

5. Click on the stream you want to record. When you are finished, press the stop button on your Winamp interface.

1. Download a copy of a free peer to peer streaming radio app, such as Peercast or Streamer. Launch the streaming radio utility and select the "Setting" option. Enter a password into the "Password" field. Take down the utility's "Port" number and then click "Save."

2. Download and install a free copy of Oddcast.

3. Launch Winamp, and then open the "Plug-ins" menu (Options> Preferences> Plug-ins). Click on the "DSP/Effects" option, and then select Oddcast from the list of available plug-ins.

4. Click on the "Config" option in Oddcast, and then click on the "Server" tab in the "Edit Config" menu that appears.

5. Enter the port number that you took down from your streaming radio app into the "Port" field in Oddcast. Enter the password you created into the "Encoder Password" field.

6. Type "LocalHost" into the "Server" field, and then enter a name or description for your stream into the "Server Desc" field. Click "OK" to return to the main menu of Oddcast.

7. Start your Winamp playlist, and then click "Connect" in Oddcast to begin streaming your playlist.

1. Ensure you have the latest version of Winamp installed by visiting the Winamp website.

2. Open Winamp and load the desired files into a new playlist. Press "Alt" and "E" to view the playlist editor.

3. Select all the files in the playlist and right click your mouse. Select "View File Info..." from the drop-down menu.

4. Click on the "ID3v2" tab. Ensure the "Include ID3v2 tag in file" check box is checked.

5. Add a new genre by locating the "Genre" section in the "ID3v2" tab. Type in a new genre title of your choice instead of selecting a genre from the preset drop down menu. Copy ("Ctrl" and "C") the genre title you just created. Click "OK."

6. Paste ("Ctrl" and "V") the genre you created into the "Genre" section of all the files in your playlist. The file info for each of them will automatically pop up one at a time until they are all tagged.

1. Launch WinAmp. Right-click anywhere inside the WinAmp window. Select "Options" and "Preferences."

2. Click "General Preferences" in the left side of the window, and place a check in the box labeled "Check for new versions of WinAmp at startup."

3. Click the "Close" button, close WinAmp and re-open it. WinAmp displays a prompt to notify that an update is available.

4. Click the "Download Now" button. WinAmp downloads and installs the latest updates. Close and re-open the program when the update is complete.

1. Launch Winamp Media Player. If you do not already have Winamp installed on your computer, you can obtain it from the Winamp download page. Run the installation program and follow the onscreen instructions.

2. Open the main menu in Winamp. Click "Play," then "URL..." This will open the "Open URL" window, which will let you stream music directly from a web address.

3. Enter the following address into the text field: http://www.fast-serv.com/live/listen.pls?host=sc283.c422.fast-serv.com&port=80. If you have a slow Internet connection, enter this address instead: http://www.fast-serv.com/live/listen.pls?host=sc284.c422.fast-serv.com&port=80. Click the "Open" button. Party Central Radio will start playing automatically.

4. Open the main menu in Winamp. Click "Bookmarks," and then click "Add current as bookmark." This will add Party Central Radio as a bookmark. To access Party Central Radio later, simply click on the newly added Party Central Radio bookmark.

Origins

MusicMatch Jukebox was developed by the company MusicMatch, a division of Creative Multimedia, in 1998. MusicMatch Jukebox often came bundled in new personal computers for use with music files. CNet notes that the player is one of the most popular in the world, with over 15 million users worldwide.

Yahoo! Acquisition

In 2004, Yahoo! acquired MusicMatch and its MusicMatch music programs, including Jukebox, for $160 million. MusicMatch Jukebox was then rebranded as Yahoo! Music Jukebox. Slashdot notes that many users of the original MusicMatch Jukebox were unhappy with this change, and Yahoo! abandoned the jukebox program in 2006.

Features

Old versions of MusicMatch Jukebox, while lacking technical support from Yahoo!, are available for download on websites. MusicMatch Jukebox allows users to organize, record and play back music. The program is free to download and supports Windows operating systems 98, ME, 2000 and XP.

Uninstall through Programs and Features

Click the Windows logo in the lower left corner of your desktop. Select "Control Panel," then "Programs" and choose "Programs and Features." Find Music Match in the list of programs and select it. Click "Uninstall." Follow the onscreen instructions to uninstall Music Match.

Then, click the Windows logo again, type "regedit" in the Search box and press "Enter." The Windows Registry Editor opens. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" >> "SOFTWARE" >> "Microsoft" >> "Windows" >> "CurrentVersion" >> "Run" in the left panel. Right-click "MimBoot" on the right panel and select "Modify." Clear the Value Data field and click "OK." Close the Windows Registry Editor.

Uninstall in Safe Mode

Click the Windows logo in the lower left corner of your desktop, then select the arrow to the right of "Shut down" and click "Restart." Tap the "F8" key as your computer is restarting, in order to boot in Safe Mode. Using the arrow keys, select "Safe Mode with Networking" and press "Enter." Click the Windows logo again and scroll to "Computer." Select the "C" drive, then click "Program Files." Find the MusicMatch folder, right-click it and select "Delete." Close the Computer window. Go to your desktop, right-click the Recycle Bin and select "Empty Recycle Bin." Restart your computer again, in normal mode.

Reinstall and Uninstall

Download MusicMatch again, in the event that the program's Uninstall file is corrupted. Click the installation link and follow the onscreen instructions to install the program. Once installed, click the Windows logo in the lower left corner of your desktop, go to "Control Panel," then "Programs" and click "Programs and Features." Find Music Match in the list of programs and select it. Click "Uninstall." Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the uninstall.