# Fla file as winamp file == will not open

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fla-file-as-winamp-file-will-not-open/219119>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 14, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fla-file-as-winamp-file-will-not-open/219119 "2007-03-14T01:20:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![MattyD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MattyD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MattyD)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fla-file-as-winamp-file-will-not-open/219119/1 "2007-03-14T01:20:28Z")

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I see that when I save a Macromedia MX file as it actually gets saved as a Winamp Media file; this makes little difference when building and testing as it still runs properly. I am not sure why the file is getting saved as Winamp instead of a straight Flash fla file.

The trouble occured in the matter when I downloaded a zipped, Kirupa tutorial file tonight; upon opening the file via Winzip the fla file is listed as a _Winamp_ file (even before I extracted it fully) I next extract it to my desktop and attempt to open it in Flash MX and I receive the error message: “! **Unexpected File Format** ” :h:

Any ideas as to what may be causing this problem? It is frustrating. I tried to figure out how to set fla files to always be flash files and NOT Winamp files-- cannot figure it out yet. The odd thing: it saves as Winamp but will not display a thing in Winamp (not that I really expect it to).

I am a bit confused at this point.

Thank-you in advance for any help.

MattyD