“I don’t WANT to know!”
Typical attitude of people used to w32 systems. The problem was getting real media to play on Winamp.
The way I did it (following the directions on Winamp forums) was to install a free real player. Then in Winamp configuration, a tweak in Plugins > Input > Nullsoft DirectShow Decoder (adding .RM extension) got Winamp playing the files. It seems long in text but is real (!!) easy.
The way my friend did it was - 1. Install a real player and 2. Install some plugin which then allowed Winamp to play the files. After all, the plugin was less than 100 kB. Who would bother with all that config details anyways. Not to say that for a free player that plays quite all possible media, Winamp barely reaches its worth.
Oh well, I can’t say anymore to him. If installing a plugin is the easier way out, Godspeed. As for me, I see nothing wrong in getting familiar with the nitty-gritties of a software, specially since its one of the few I use proudly.
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