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MP3s in Windows 3.0

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Name: New Guy
Date: September 3, 2004 at 15:47:03 Pacific
OS: Win98SE
CPU/Ram: PII/128MB
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Just Wondering, Is it possible to play MP3 files in an older operating system such as Windows 3.0. Hardware isn't an issue. It's the OS. Are there any versions of Winamp available for Win3.0. If anybody knows where I can get a media player for that version of Windows, please let me know. I'll take any suggestions!



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Name: dominicus
Date: September 3, 2004 at 16:06:36 Pacific
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Nope. Not 3.0 ..by itself win30 doesn't even support sound at all..maybe if youve got the multimedia pack 1.0 that came out by the end of it's existence..but the proper MCI drivers really werent integrated until windows 3.1..which is a different matter entirely.
Although there's not a lot of mp3 players for win31, the ones that are out there are pretty good (audioactive player and winplay3).
Windows NetShow player also had a 16bit L3Codec (mp3 decoder) but the win31 media player can't interface with it..i suppose it was meant for the (unfinished) 16bit windows media player 5.2 beta, that was supposed to eventually be able to play mp3's, AVIs, and windows media content, but ended up only being as ASF player (netshow files)..


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Name: pcbuilderchris
Date: September 3, 2004 at 19:18:43 Pacific
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ive gotten mp3s to play in windows 2.0 and GEos dont ask they were so dumb they just let the driver load but you have to manually edit file like autoexec adn config


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Response Number 3
Name: Lightspeed
Date: September 5, 2004 at 13:13:10 Pacific
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To play MP3s on Win 3.1, try my Software -> Imaging/Multimedia Section. There are a few progs there to let you do that. Some might even work with your Win 3.0, but if not, just install 3.1 (look around buddy!).

HTH.

Lightspeed.

http://oldfiles.org.uk/lightspeed/main.html
http://oldfiles.org.uk/lightspeed/lightspeed95.html


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Response Number 4
Name: Soedesh
Date: October 2, 2004 at 19:22:40 Pacific
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If you still use 3.0 and not 3.1 I suggest to use some DOS players....


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Response Number 5
Name: neotms88
Date: October 19, 2004 at 13:10:42 Pacific
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First off upgrade to win 3.1 as there are no programs that can play mp3 files for win 3.0 as it lacks a protected mode, winplay being the best choice. On a couple side notes a. Your processor needs to be a dx class or have math coprocessor abilites b. dos CAN NOT play mp3s because it requirews HEAVY miltitasking (play the file, decompress, along with other runnig pgms.) I don't even think it is possible on anything less than a 486.


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