Cannot open project, WMM keeps prompting to close

[*Sarasen*]

Can anyone help?

I've created a very long project in WMM and saved it to my desktop.
(although I have not yet finalised it in into a movie). When I go to open up
the project, the progress bar (showing the project opening) only runs up to
halfway then I get a message saying "Windows Movie Maker has encountered a
problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." this then
follows with another error message saying "moviemk.exe - Application Error,
the instruction at 'ox05481469' referenced memory at '0x00000000'. The memory
could not be 'read'. Click on OK to terminate the program, Click on CANCEL to
debug the program."

I have clicked on both the OK and the CANCEL and the system just closes.

I have read a few messages posted by others users on this site relating to
this same problem and I have uninstalled Internet Explorer 7 (which I had
installed whilst I made the project), I have rebooted my laptop and then
tried to re-open the project and the problem is still occuring.

I have enough free space on my disk drive and really cannot understand why
this problem keeps occuring. I must say even during making the project I got
the same error messages. My project is about 8hours in length, and contains
jpeg photos, music and video recordings. The project has taken me an awful
long time to make so I really do not want to start it from scratch.
Thankfully I have saved my project, but for the life of me it I just can't
get it open.

Anyone's comments and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Sarasen

 

[*Sarasen*]

Sorry, forgot to mention I'm running WMM on Windows XP Home Edition in case
this is relevant.

 

[On Request]

There is a good chance that there is a problem with your source files. Have
a look at this URL to see if your problem is described there:

http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm

"Files that often cause problems are;
Video - Mpeg, MOV, Mjpeg and divx-avi
Music/Audio - MP3
Stills/Pictures - Jpeg"

 

[*Sarasen*]

Thanks for the prompt reply.

What you said has got me thinking now as the files in my project are:
AVI for the videos, MP3 for the audios and Jpegs for the stills.

Do you know if there is anyway I can still retrieve my project saved so I
can then change the formats of the stills and the music?

Many thanks,

Sarasen

 

[fullmetalguitar]

I'm encountering more or less the same issue, except I don't get the message
after it tells me that it needs to close. If you find a way to rescue the
project and somehow make it usable or anything that can help, please please,
PLEASE let me know at (e-mail address removed). My own project was not 8 hours
of course, but it was a creative work that I simply cannot recreate.
Especially because when I try it has the same error with the new file. I hope
there's a way for this to work...