Comments on: Winamp Weirdness — Guru Meditation #0021

By: Chief Oddball

Chief Oddball — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:41:18 +0000

I suddenly started getting this error today when trying to launch Winamp. The file specified by the error was configtarget.maki. I am using the stock “Winamp Modern” skin.

Turned out to be the AdPlug plugin (in_adlib.dll) causing the problem. What’s strange is that I’d been using this plugin just fine until today with no problems. Literally the only system change that I’ve made today was to install Microsoft Silverlight 2. Not sure how that could be related, but you never know.

In the meantime I need Silverlight (for work) more than I need AdPlug, so out goes the plugin…

By: Anona

Anona — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:59:54 +0000

The guru_meditation script error window appeared to me when I installed a new plug-in to winamp under the modern skin. When the troubling plug-in was removed from the plug-in folder winamp started up again fine. The solution was to install the plug-in under classic skin. I.e. start the winamp (without the trouble-maker), change to classic skin, close winamp, and then install the plug-in again. Now winamp will start normally with the classic skin. Now one can again use wanted skins etc.

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:22:10 +0000

I just got the Guru script error and came across this site, tried the link but the website looks like its still down. Anyone know where i can find out how to stop the error appearing? It only comes up when i try to open Winamp…nothings changed since last night when i left my computer, I shut winamp down, left the comp, went to work, just got back and tried to open some tunage, only to get the error.

Think i’m going to try a re-install…

By: Wiiiindy

Wiiiindy — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:03:44 +0000

I just installed Winamp 5.54 on my Dell XPS running XP SP2. I created a shortcut to run a radio station stream and changed the file association for ASX files to use Winamp. Everytime I use the shortcut to start the stream I get the message which is the subject of this site. Another identical shortcut but to a different station has no problem. The station with the problem works fine if I go to its site to start the stream or if I use Windows Media Player instead of Winamp. I am not expecting much from this site since the entries cover several years and the last one was in january, but thought I’d leave this anyway for what it’s worth. Oh - I don’t see any memory or CPU spikes when the message appears. Nor do I see any other anomolies. Winamp starts normally with the correct third-party skin.

By: cureforthecommonitch

cureforthecommonitch — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:37:59 +0000

ok, i had the exact same guru meditation crap. I was using an mpc file converter for winamp, and a few days later, that script error appeared. i dled the new 5.52, and it works fine. i think that means problem solved: get winamp 5.52.

By: John

John — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:37:46 +0000

There’s one thing I’ve noticed. Winamp kept spiking to 50MB memory usage before it’d crash. I’d guess that it’s been trying to load all the media on my computer. I disabled the options to let it run through folders to find and categorize media.

Btw, if anyone else receives this message please list more software information.
I.E.
XP SP2
NAV 10
Winamp 5.2
Xming
FireFox
Had some Vista UI mod.
IOGEAR Bluetooth Software

By: darkpowrjd

darkpowrjd — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:19:28 +0000

In case someone doesn’t know by the time they see this, the site http://info.astrian.net/jargon/terms/g/guru_meditation.html (that probably had the details) is no longer up (or I can’t get to it for some reason). It keeps insisting that I have to connect to the internet every single time I try to visit it, even if my internet is working perfectly anywhere else.

Does anyone know if the site is still up, or remembers what the info was on there and can post it, or a working link?

By: apco

apco — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:50:11 +0000

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By: SEGUROTECH.COM

SEGUROTECH.COM — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:10:05 +0000

The most simpliar solution, uninstall WINAMP, use iTUNES

“WINAMP…really sucks the lama’s ass!!”

By: anon

anon — Wed, 09 May 2007 13:23:51 +0000

This error happened when I was playing WoW and had WinAmp 5.3 playing music in the background.

I noticed that when it did come up, it was when a song was switching. I may have been ALT-TABing at the time as well.

I do not use any plugins or extra skins for WinAmp so I don’t think it had anything to do with that…