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Title: WinXP SP2 and FLAC Frontend
Post by: Steve J on September 05, 2004, 01:46:24 PM

I installed the SP2 for WinXP this week; and initially, all seemed well. I had to tweak the warnings/notifications & such to my liking; but otherwise it seemed to go much smoother than I remember other Windows service packs being installed.

Today, I had the first occasion to listen/extract FLAC files. Each time I tried to listen, I got the message "access denied" with no error code to check the source of the malfuntion. Then, when I tried to extract, I just get a simple message stating that the file cannot be decoded.

I've tried to uninstall/reinstall FLAC Frontend with marginal success. I still can't extract from the FLAC file; but I am able to play in WinAmp for about 30 seconds before I get an error message and it stops playing. I'm now trying to roll back the SP2 installation, and I hope this cures the situation.

Anyone else run into this issue? I should have known better than to put SP2 before I got a broader range of intel from others having installed the service pack; but what can I say: I had a moment of weakness.   :(

Title: Re: WinXP SP2 and FLAC Frontend
Post by: Steve J on September 05, 2004, 02:07:29 PM

OK...the rollback appears to have worked (what a surprise  ::) ). I'd still be interested in hearing if others experience the same problem and if you've found a resolution.

And yes: I have considered the 'Mac' solution and am looking that way as soon as the summer-trip-depleted coffers allow me to 'trade up.'   ;D

Title: Re: WinXP SP2 and FLAC Frontend
Post by: Diggin on September 05, 2004, 02:53:51 PM

it works just fine for me, been using sp2 since Aug 9th and haven't run into any problems

Title: Re: WinXP SP2 and FLAC Frontend
Post by: Steve J on September 05, 2004, 02:57:10 PM

Interesting...

SP2 is the only program installation/change I've done recently; but perhaps the conflict lies in combination with the Norton stuff. Fixin' to do some more investigatin' !

Title: Re: WinXP SP2 and FLAC Frontend
Post by: Cooker on September 05, 2004, 09:32:26 PM

you're scaring me. i will be forced to install sp2 this week by our sysadmin.

Title: Re: WinXP SP2 and FLAC Frontend
Post by: Steve J on September 05, 2004, 09:49:59 PM

I've talked with a couple other people; and they do not have a similar problem...so that leads me to believe that it's my box. Tried it on the lappy and the lappy is jus' fine.

Title: Re: WinXP SP2 and FLAC Frontend
Post by: Nick Graham on September 05, 2004, 10:12:52 PM

I've had SP for almost a month as well, and no problems here either.

Title: Re: WinXP SP2 and FLAC Frontend
Post by: mirth on September 05, 2004, 11:07:46 PM

Quote from: cooker on September 05, 2004, 09:32:26 PM

you're scaring me. i will be forced to install sp2 this week by our sysadmin.

brave man... I'm dreading the day I unleash that 'update' to my workstations at work.