starkers...just go back to a decent ver of Winamp...aka 2.9x ....not 3...not 5....or any other deadbeat ver.
It was Winamp classic - you know, before the new interface and other added crap - but like I said, it was bundled with other crap and wasn't accessible until the bundle was opened via exe. Trouble was, accessing Winamp unleashed the crapware.
I don't use Winamp anymore anyhow... Avermedia Centre is what I use for music and video if it's not WMP or WMC.