WOW Stingray, that is a really cool solution!! The AVS/Laser plugin was written by Justin Frankel (the same person who wrote Winamp). Justin also did the installer for AVS/Laser as well. When I called this problem to his attention, he told me that the plugin would only work with version 2.x and so that is what I have been recommending to people. In fact, in the latest installer, I actually say "requires Winamp 2.8". I will update our AVS/Laser help file as per your suggestion.
I love it when our users figure out solutions that we overlook!!
William Benner