My version of windows movie maker has no "Tools" option on the top. I have no
way of editing videos, at all. I looked in the help guide provided with the
software, and it keeps saying to select 'Tools', but that option is non
existant.

Here's a picture: http://i1.tinypic.com/23mrl8l.jpg

Have you reinstalled XP lately? The tools menu item was not added until version 2.0. Check Help/About to see which version you have installed.

Windows XP: Movie Maker 2.1 Download:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...viemaker2.mspx


--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"CHEECH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:7A2ED91E-33B5-4B00-8A0D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My version of windows movie maker has no "Tools" option on the top. I have no
> way of editing videos, at all. I looked in the help guide provided with the
> software, and it keeps saying to select 'Tools', but that option is non
> existant.
>
> Here's a picture: http://i1.tinypic.com/23mrl8l.jpg

Dang I have a version lower than 2.0. But then why when I read through the
help topics that came with the movie maker, it says it's available, when it's
not?



"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

> Have you reinstalled XP lately? The tools menu item was not added until version 2.0. Check Help/About to see which version you have installed.
>
> Windows XP: Movie Maker 2.1 Download:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...viemaker2.mspx
>
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "CHEECH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:7A2ED91E-33B5-4B00-8A0D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > My version of windows movie maker has no "Tools" option on the top. I have no
> > way of editing videos, at all. I looked in the help guide provided with the
> > software, and it keeps saying to select 'Tools', but that option is non
> > existant.
> >
> > Here's a picture: http://i1.tinypic.com/23mrl8l.jpg
>

Looks like version 1.x

From the Help menu select About and match the resulting dialog with the
following dialogs:
http://www.rehanfx.org/images/mm1version.png
http://www.rehanfx.org/images/mm21version.png

--
Rehan
MS MVP -- Digital Media
www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows Movie Maker



"CHEECH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7A2ED91E-33B5-4B00-8A0D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My version of windows movie maker has no "Tools" option on the top. I have
> no
> way of editing videos, at all. I looked in the help guide provided with
> the
> software, and it keeps saying to select 'Tools', but that option is non
> existant.
>
> Here's a picture: http://i1.tinypic.com/23mrl8l.jpg

So having a lower version makes the Help section say that I have options
available to me that obviously aren't?

"Rehan" wrote:

> Looks like version 1.x
>
> From the Help menu select About and match the resulting dialog with the
> following dialogs:
> http://www.rehanfx.org/images/mm1version.png
> http://www.rehanfx.org/images/mm21version.png
>
> --
> Rehan
> MS MVP -- Digital Media
> www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows Movie Maker
>
>
>
> "CHEECH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:7A2ED91E-33B5-4B00-8A0D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > My version of windows movie maker has no "Tools" option on the top. I have
> > no
> > way of editing videos, at all. I looked in the help guide provided with
> > the
> > software, and it keeps saying to select 'Tools', but that option is non
> > existant.
> >
> > Here's a picture: http://i1.tinypic.com/23mrl8l.jpg
>
>
>

yes, the MM1 help info provides the help file from the MM2 installation...
you can have both versions on the same computer and use them without
conflict... or your MM2 installation may have failed in some areas but
successfully gave you the help file.

PapaJohn
www.papajohn.org


"CHEECH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:80850BB8-2995-4432-84C2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> So having a lower version makes the Help section say that I have options
> available to me that obviously aren't?
>
> "Rehan" wrote:
>
>> Looks like version 1.x
>>
>> From the Help menu select About and match the resulting dialog with the
>> following dialogs:
>> http://www.rehanfx.org/images/mm1version.png
>> http://www.rehanfx.org/images/mm21version.png
>>
>> --
>> Rehan
>> MS MVP -- Digital Media
>> www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows Movie Maker
>>
>>
>>
>> "CHEECH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:7A2ED91E-33B5-4B00-8A0D-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > My version of windows movie maker has no "Tools" option on the top. I
>> > have
>> > no
>> > way of editing videos, at all. I looked in the help guide provided with
>> > the
>> > software, and it keeps saying to select 'Tools', but that option is non
>> > existant.
>> >
>> > Here's a picture: http://i1.tinypic.com/23mrl8l.jpg
>>
>>
>>