Windows Movie Maker does not start

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Garatti

I have Windows XP SE and when I try to start Windows Movie Maker it freezes
before finishing starting. There's a prompt to report a problem what I have
been doing.

I tried to download the WMM from Microsoft's website but I can't get to it
or even to the Service Package 2 that contains the WMM. When I ask to se what
uodates are available for my computer the SP2 is not shown.

What can I do?
 
Garatti said:
I have Windows XP SE and when I try to start Windows Movie Maker it
freezes before finishing starting. There's a prompt to report a
problem what I have been doing.

I tried to download the WMM from Microsoft's website but I can't get
to it or even to the Service Package 2 that contains the WMM. When I
ask to se what uodates are available for my computer the SP2 is not
shown.

What can I do?
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If you right click your My Computer icon and
choose...Properties / General tab...SP2 will
be listed under System if you have it installed.

Movie Maker 2.1 is installed as a component
of WinXP SP2. You can download SP2 from
the following site:

Download Windows XP SP2
http://tinyurl.com/6ubys

Generally, users install from the net but this
site allows you to download the complete
file to your hard drive before installing.

It's good for a network administrator because
you can burn it on a CD and install it on as
many computers as you need to.

And it's good for a single machine because
if you ever need to install it again...you'll have
it available without waiting for a download.

More...

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.

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(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

--

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
 
John, I followed your instructions and I do have Service Pack 2 loaded for
Windows XP, but I do not have Movie Maker on my computer. As previous
posters have said, I can't download it from Microsoft's download site. They
only have MM for Vista available and updates for Movie Maker. How can I add
Movie Maker in whatever version to my computer? Thanks in advance!
 
MistChaser said:
John, I followed your instructions and I do have Service Pack 2
loaded for Windows XP, but I do not have Movie Maker on my computer.
As previous posters have said, I can't download it from Microsoft's
download site. They only have MM for Vista available and updates for
Movie Maker. How can I add Movie Maker in whatever version to my
computer? Thanks in advance!
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If Movie Maker is on your system the
following steps should launch it.

Go to..Start / Run...

Type moviemk.exe

Press Enter

If Movie Maker does not launch...proceed
to the following:

What can I do if I upgrade to Windows
XP SP2 and Windows Movie Maker 2.1
is not installed successfully?
http://tinyurl.com/65pfo

If you still have no success...download and
reinstall WinXP SP2:

Download Windows XP SP2
http://tinyurl.com/6ubys

Generally, users install from the net but this
site allows you to download the complete
file to your hard drive before installing.

It's good for a network administrator because
you can burn it on a CD and install it on as
many computers as you need to.

And it's good for a single machine because
if you ever need to install it again...you'll have
it available without waiting for a download.

--

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
 
Thanks so much! Movie Maker was installed, but didn't show up in programs or
add/delete programs, or Explore, or wherever else I thought to look. It's
working like a charm too. Appreciate your help!
 
MistChaser said:
Thanks so much! Movie Maker was installed, but didn't show up in
programs or add/delete programs, or Explore, or wherever else I
thought to look. It's working like a charm too. Appreciate your
help!
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You're welcome.

Thanks for the update.

--

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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