Movie Maker freezes

I have Windows Movie Maker 2.1 on Windows XP and everything was working
perfectly until a few nights ago. Now when I make even a single edit, like
add/removing a movie, shortening it, adding audio etc.. and then start to
play it, it wont play at all. How do I fix this problem?

clarky13 wrote:
> I have Windows Movie Maker 2.1 on Windows XP and everything was
> working perfectly until a few nights ago. Now when I make even a
> single edit, like add/removing a movie, shortening it, adding audio
> etc.. and then start to play it, it wont play at all. How do I fix
> this problem?
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Maybe it would be worth a try to do a
System Restore to a time before the
problem began.

(306084) HOW TO: Restore the Operating
System to a Previous State in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306084

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 by going to...Start / Run
and enter the following 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"

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More info:

Movie Maker 2 Crashes and Hangs
http://tinyurl.com/bqgyx
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Issues-A...nd-Codecs.html

Movie Maker always has to close
http://tinyurl.com/fw76b
or...
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...88267a9e023836

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John Inzer