J
John Kelly
Hello there,
A very common problem when using Movie Maker version 2 is that it crashes
when adding an effect or a transition and sometimes when adding text.
The one stop solution for that is a program called Rename Codecs and it is
available from my web site. To get your copy you have to join the Rename
Codec Forum and then request it. A copy will then be sent to you. Make sure
you check out the FAQ on what it does and how to run it (That will take
about one minute of your time!!) All the info you need is on the web site.
Be warned that unregistering any file and doing it wrong will more than
likely stop the program from working all together and may cause your entire
XP system to fail. This is true whether you make a mistake using the
Registry editor or the registration program itself....one mistake and you
are potentially in deep trouble. You should think about this, if you make a
mistake because you typed something incorrectly, how will you reverse that
situation? Do you have enough knowledge to know why it failed and then
enough knowledge to reverse that situation before continuing on to fix the
actual problem?
This reassuringly safe to use program requires no knowledge on your part
about what it is doing or how it is doing it or what it is doing it too!!!
neither do you need to know where any of these files are or whether it is
safe to rename them or not.....and best of all, ITS FREE !!!
So far from feedback, it seems there is around an 80% chance this program
will solve your problem if it is one of those described above and around
half of the remaining 20% found there solution in the following alternative
approach....
1) Download the full version of DirectX Ver 9.0b, Media Player 9 and Movie
Maker 2.
2) Reboot you computer and Install DirectX
3) Reboot again and install Windows Media Player 9
4) Reboot yet again and install Movie Maker 2
5) Reboot one more time
Yes it sounds very tedious, but if you want to be certain all file locks
are removed so that the correct files can be installed this is the way you
have to go. It is very important that you only download the full versions
of these programs and that you DO NOT attempt an install over the internet.
It is also important that you DO NOT do a "lets see if that's fixed it" half
way through the procedure...to do so could result in you having to go all
the way back to the beginning and starting again!!
A very common problem when using Movie Maker version 2 is that it crashes
when adding an effect or a transition and sometimes when adding text.
The one stop solution for that is a program called Rename Codecs and it is
available from my web site. To get your copy you have to join the Rename
Codec Forum and then request it. A copy will then be sent to you. Make sure
you check out the FAQ on what it does and how to run it (That will take
about one minute of your time!!) All the info you need is on the web site.
Be warned that unregistering any file and doing it wrong will more than
likely stop the program from working all together and may cause your entire
XP system to fail. This is true whether you make a mistake using the
Registry editor or the registration program itself....one mistake and you
are potentially in deep trouble. You should think about this, if you make a
mistake because you typed something incorrectly, how will you reverse that
situation? Do you have enough knowledge to know why it failed and then
enough knowledge to reverse that situation before continuing on to fix the
actual problem?
This reassuringly safe to use program requires no knowledge on your part
about what it is doing or how it is doing it or what it is doing it too!!!
neither do you need to know where any of these files are or whether it is
safe to rename them or not.....and best of all, ITS FREE !!!
So far from feedback, it seems there is around an 80% chance this program
will solve your problem if it is one of those described above and around
half of the remaining 20% found there solution in the following alternative
approach....
1) Download the full version of DirectX Ver 9.0b, Media Player 9 and Movie
Maker 2.
2) Reboot you computer and Install DirectX
3) Reboot again and install Windows Media Player 9
4) Reboot yet again and install Movie Maker 2
5) Reboot one more time
Yes it sounds very tedious, but if you want to be certain all file locks
are removed so that the correct files can be installed this is the way you
have to go. It is very important that you only download the full versions
of these programs and that you DO NOT attempt an install over the internet.
It is also important that you DO NOT do a "lets see if that's fixed it" half
way through the procedure...to do so could result in you having to go all
the way back to the beginning and starting again!!