If you use Winamp 5 to play streaming MP3 files from various websites or radio stations, you may have come across instances where the music playing stops for a few seconds (a buffer underrun). When this happens, Winamp 5 must re-buffer, or acquire, more of the song information from the Internet. While breaks in Internet access can normally occur, if you notice underruns happening on almost every song, you can configure Winamp 5 so it buffers more of the music before playback. This may cause you to wait a few more seconds before playing streamed information, but once the music plays, it is less likely to stop in the middle.

1. Right-click the Winamp 5 title bar, choosing "Options" - "Preferences".

2. Click "Input" underneath "Plug-ins".

3. Double-click "Nullsoft MPEG Audio Decoder".

4. When the "MPEG audio decoder settings" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, click the "Streaming" tab.

5. Move the "Streaming Prebuffer" slider all the way to 100%.

6. Click "OK" to close the settings dialog box.

7. Click "Close" to close the preferences dialog box.

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