Winamp update screwed itself

[Kage]

Hey,

I just installed the new update to winamp.

I had 5.51, which worked fine, and then proceeded to update to 5.52 since I kept getting asked. I wish I hadn't now, as I get this error everytime I start it up, though it continues to load:

"This application failed to start because MSVCR71D.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem"

All MP3's load, etc, but my module files for the megadrive (using a plugin, vgm.dll) fail to play now

Whats this about?

If I completely wipe Winamp and update, would my plugins be deleted also? I updated by just running over it which has never failed for me before.

 

[sek3o1]

did you vback it up??? or just dl the older version

 

[Kage]

No, I was expecting it to work, so just ran the update it asked me to.
But now, I continuously get that at the bootup of Winamp, and yet it continues to work? With exception to the format I want the most?

If I tried to install an older version now, surely it'd tell me it can't because its already updated?
Should I back up plugins then? :|

This is so awquad, I won't update next time

 

[sek3o1]

yea back them up....after that see if it works if not uninstall that winamp and get a earlier version

 

[Kage]

Okay, well I just found the older version (1.51) on my computer, and downgraded.

I still get that error even though I haven't deleted a DLL file to start with!

 

[sek3o1]

maybe you dl malware??try scanning it.

 

[freestyler105]

Try reinstalling the DLL. Download it here:
http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvcr71d

Not sure where it needs to go though, seeing as it's for a plugin...
Try putting it in the system32 folder and putting this in the "Run..." box:
regsvr32 msvcr71d.dll

 

[Kage]

Its not for the plugin it seems, as I just un-installed completly Winamp, and then re-installed.

Still get the error, and even though I have put the plugin into the Winamp plugins folder, Winamp doesn't read it, yet it did before.

I'm so confused now

 

[sek3o1]

you may have a virus??? might want to check that

 

[freestyler105]

Well you obviously still need the DLL file then. That's what that error means, it's missing a (probably Windows) DLL file. Do as I said with regsvr32.