if u r using 5.xx then u can use universal controller to control ur music play.. by universal controller, u can play, pause , stop, fwd, rwd, next song, previous song etc can be done without opening ur winamp window.. this could be done with combination of keyboard key...
here is the list of winamp keyboard shortcuts..
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Note that these keyboard shortcuts are a good starting point, but this list
is far from complete. 
******* Keyboard Shortcuts (these can be used in most Winamp windows) *******
Key Action
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F1 Open Help
Ctrl+F1 About Box
Ctrl+A Toggle Always on Top (N/A in playlist editor and media library)
Ctrl+Alt+A Toggle always on top (playlist editor)
Ctrl+W Toggle Windowshade mode (main window, unless in playlist editor)
Ctrl+D Toggle Doublesize Mode
Ctrl+E Toggle Easymove (only applicable in classic skins)
Ctrl+T Toggle Time Display Mode
Alt+W Toggle Main Window
Alt+E Toggle Playlist Editor
Alt+G Toggle Graphical Equalizer
Alt+V Toggle Video Window
Alt+L Toggle Media Library
Ctrl+Tab Cycle through different Winamp windows
Alt+S Go to Skin selection
Ctrl+P Go to Preferences
Alt+F Open Main Menu
Alt+K Configure current visualization plug-in
Ctrl+Sh+K Start/stop current visualization plug-In
Ctrl+K Open visualization plug-in section of preferences
Ctrl+J Jump to time in current track
J or Keypad . Open jump-to-file box
Ctrl+Alt+N Spawn new Winamp instance
Alt+M Minimize Winamp
Ctrl+H Show recently played files/streams (History
******* Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts *******
Key Action
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(options/toggles)
R Toggle Repeat
S Toggle Shuffle
Alt+3 Current file info box/tag editor
(playback controls)
Z Previous Track
X Play/Restart/Unpause
C Pause/Unpause
V Stop
Shift+V Stop with Fadeout
Ctrl+V Stop after current track
B Next Track
L Open/Play File
Ctrl+L Open/Play location
Shift+L Open/Play Directory
Left Arrow Rewind 5 seconds
Right Arrow Fast-forward 5 seconds
Up Arrow Turn Volume Up
Down Arrow Turn Volume Down
Keypad 1 Jump Ten Songs Back
Keypad 6 Next Track
Keypad 5 Play/Restart/Unpause
Keypad 4 Previous Track
Keypad 3 Jump Ten Songs Forward
Keypad 7 Rewind 5 seconds
Keypad 9 Fast-forward 5 seconds
Keypad 8 Turn Volume Up
Keypad 2 Turn Volume Down
Keypad 0 Open/Play File
Ctrl+Keypad 0 Open/Play location
Insert Open/Play Directory
******* Playlist Window Keyboard Shortcuts *******
Key Action
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R Toggle Repeat
S Toggle Shuffle
(file io)
L Add File
Ctrl+L Add Location
Shift+L Add Directory
Ctrl+N New (Clear) Playlist
Ctrl+O Open (Load) Playlist
Ctrl+S Save Playlist
Alt+3 View/Edit Track Info for selected track(s)
Ctrl+E Edit Selected Track Filename(s)
Ctrl+Keypad 0 Add Location
Insert Add Directory
(playlist manipulation)
Ctrl+A Select All
Ctrl+I Invert Selection
Delete Remove Selected Files from Playlist
Ctrl+Delete Crop Playlist
Ctrl+Sh+Del Clear Playlist (same as Ctrl+N)
Alt+Down Arrow Move Selected Files Down
Alt+Up Arrow Move Selected Files Up
Down Arrow Move Cursor Down
Up Arrow Move Cursor Up
Enter Play Selected File
End Jump to End of List
Home Jump to Start of List
Page Up Move up by a fifth of a page
Page Down Move down by a fifth of a page
Alt+Delete Remove missing files from playlist
(playlist sorting)
Ctrl+Sh+1 Sort Playlist by Title
Ctrl+Sh+2 Sort Playlist by File Name
Ctrl+Sh+3 Sort Playlist by File Path and Name
Ctrl+R Reverse Playlist
Ctrl+Sh+R Randomize Playlist
Most main window playback controls also work in the playlist editor.
******* Equalizer Keyboard Shortcuts (Classic skins only) *******
Key Action
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1 - 0 Increase EQ bands 1-10
Q - P Decrease EQ bands 1-10
` Increase EQ Preamp
TAB Decrease EQ Preamp
N Toggle EQ Enabled
A Toggle EQ Auto-Loading
S Open Presets Menu
Ctrl+S Load Preset
to enable this feature in winamp , open ur winamp window press
Ctrl+P and u will see a preferences window then go in
Global Hotkeys then make a tick on
Enable and enjoy the golobal hotkeys...
if u r unable to seee global hotkeys panel, then download the latest
Winamp program and start the installer then in the
choose component panel (in the installer) open the
user interface components then make a tick on
global hotkeys support .... (the other compponents depends on ur usage and ur need..) then complete the installation and start playing with global hotkey. if still it dont work, then follow the insrtuction given above.. and if u find any problem then post ur problem...
NOTE: msn is not require to be run .. because it is only associated with winamp and not other program or window is necessary to be run
except winamp program ..
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