Windows Media Maker Crashes - Help Needed

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I have used Windows movie maker, on this computer about a year ago and it was
OK
I have now bought a new Camera ( Fuji s5700) and Microsoft have updated my
software automatically to WMM V2.0
Now windows MM2 will load videos into the story line but often crashes for
no reason ( that is it shuts off and I get returned to my desktop - it does
not hang)
It mostly happens when I try to add a still image into the project - though
I am sure it does it at random also
I am not trying to load huge files most are only a couple of minutes maximum
and there are about 4 in the project.

I have looked every whereand tried every thing.. I can think of
 
sparkfish said:
I have used Windows movie maker, on this computer about a year ago
and it was OK
I have now bought a new Camera ( Fuji s5700) and Microsoft have
updated my software automatically to WMM V2.0
Now windows MM2 will load videos into the story line but often
crashes for no reason ( that is it shuts off and I get returned to my
desktop - it does not hang)
It mostly happens when I try to add a still image into the project -
though I am sure it does it at random also
I am not trying to load huge files most are only a couple of minutes
maximum and there are about 4 in the project.
Click to expand...

===================================
You have MM version 2.0? Have you installed
WinXP SP2? This should have upgraded
Movie Maker to version 2.1.

Maybe the following info will offer some ideas:

Try converting your .jpgs to Windows Bitmaps
[.bmp} before importing them into Movie Maker.

File type compatibility with Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee
or
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm

Some users have reported problems
after installing IE7. If this applies to your
situation ...uninstalling IE7 may be worth
a try.

(927177) How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177/en-us

I've also seen a report that disabling the
ffdshow codec could be the fix. To accomplish
this...open Movie Maker and go to...Tools /
Options / Compatibility tab...Uncheck...
ffdshow / OK.

===
(You can disable ffdshow with this command:
regsvr32.exe /u "C:\Program Files\ffdshow\ffdshow.ax"
After running that command, the regular
DivX/XviD codecs will be used instead of ffdshow.
You can enable ffdshow again with this command:
regsvr32.exe "C:\Program Files\ffdshow\ffdshow.ax" )
===

More info:

Movie Maker 2 Crashes and Hangs
http://tinyurl.com/bqgyx

Movie Maker always has to close
http://tinyurl.com/fw76b
or...
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker/msg/ae88267a9e023836


--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk
 
===================================
You have MM version 2.0? Have you installed
WinXP SP2? This should have upgraded
Movie Maker to version 2.1.

Maybe the following info will offer some ideas:

Try converting your .jpgs to Windows Bitmaps
[.bmp} before importing them into Movie Maker.

File type compatibility with Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee
or
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm

Some users have reported problems
after installing IE7. If this applies to your
situation ...uninstalling IE7 may be worth
a try.

(927177) How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177/en-us

I've also seen a report that disabling the
ffdshow codec could be the fix. To accomplish
this...open Movie Maker and go to...Tools /
Options / Compatibility tab...Uncheck...
ffdshow / OK.

===
(You can disable ffdshow with this command:
regsvr32.exe /u "C:\Program Files\ffdshow\ffdshow.ax"
After running that command, the regular
DivX/XviD codecs will be used instead of ffdshow.
You can enable ffdshow again with this command:
regsvr32.exe "C:\Program Files\ffdshow\ffdshow.ax" )
===

More info:

Movie Maker 2 Crashes and Hangs
http://tinyurl.com/bqgyx

Movie Maker always has to close
http://tinyurl.com/fw76b
or...
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker/msg/ae88267a9e023836


--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR RESPONCE

I will try some of the things
Click to expand...
I am running XP Home , I have installed sp2 and have automatic updated
turned on

If I get to disabling the ffdshow bit I may need some help
It looks like a DOS command and I do not know how to do that ( I did when I
run MS DOS m/c!)
 
sparkfish said:
I am running XP Home , I have installed sp2 and have automatic updated
turned on
Click to expand...
===========================
Open Movie Maker and go to...Help / About...
it should say:
Windows Movie Maker Version 2.1.4026.0

That is the latest version for WinXP.
============================
If I get to disabling the ffdshow bit I may need some help
It looks like a DOS command and I do not know how to do that ( I did
when I run MS DOS m/c!)
Click to expand...
============================
If you have ffdshow.ax...you can open Movie Maker...
and go to...Tools / Options / Compatibility tab
and uncheck ffdshow.ax. Actually...if you have several
filters it may be a good idea to uncheck all of them.

--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk
 
just disabled ffdshow and didn't help. My Moviemaker program just freezes
when trying to save a movie. No errors, no nothin, just freezes. I have to
Ctl/Alt/Del and 'end process' to get out of the program.


John Inzer said:
sparkfish said:
I have used Windows movie maker, on this computer about a year ago
and it was OK
I have now bought a new Camera ( Fuji s5700) and Microsoft have
updated my software automatically to WMM V2.0
Now windows MM2 will load videos into the story line but often
crashes for no reason ( that is it shuts off and I get returned to my
desktop - it does not hang)
It mostly happens when I try to add a still image into the project -
though I am sure it does it at random also
I am not trying to load huge files most are only a couple of minutes
maximum and there are about 4 in the project.
Click to expand...

===================================
You have MM version 2.0? Have you installed
WinXP SP2? This should have upgraded
Movie Maker to version 2.1.

Maybe the following info will offer some ideas:

Try converting your .jpgs to Windows Bitmaps
[.bmp} before importing them into Movie Maker.

File type compatibility with Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee
or
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm

Some users have reported problems
after installing IE7. If this applies to your
situation ...uninstalling IE7 may be worth
a try.

(927177) How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177/en-us

I've also seen a report that disabling the
ffdshow codec could be the fix. To accomplish
this...open Movie Maker and go to...Tools /
Options / Compatibility tab...Uncheck...
ffdshow / OK.

===
(You can disable ffdshow with this command:
regsvr32.exe /u "C:\Program Files\ffdshow\ffdshow.ax"
After running that command, the regular
DivX/XviD codecs will be used instead of ffdshow.
You can enable ffdshow again with this command:
regsvr32.exe "C:\Program Files\ffdshow\ffdshow.ax" )
===

More info:

Movie Maker 2 Crashes and Hangs
http://tinyurl.com/bqgyx

Movie Maker always has to close
http://tinyurl.com/fw76b
or...
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker/msg/ae88267a9e023836


--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk
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