How to reinstall WMM 2.1 if already have SP2 + SP3

[plabolot]

I started out with one Windows Movie Maker related problem, but now I
may have created a second one. (My computer has XP home edition with
SP3 installed.)

The first problem:

I had not used WMM in a few years, but when I tried to do so recently
I could not edit or play anything with it. I tried importing a variety
of file types--wmv, avi, mpg, but nothing I dragged down into the
storyboard would play in the viewer at all. I never saw anything like
it back when I used to use it a lot.

The second problem:

After some searching around on the web, I tried to reinstall WMM, but
to make the story short what I ended up reinstalling was WMM version
2.0. To my understanding the latest version is 2.1, and I would
imagine that this is what I had before.

So now my question is, how do I reinstall WMM version 2.1? Everything
I find on the web or at Microsoft tells one to "get SP2," which is
obviously not going to work for me since I already have that, plus the
next one. I started to try uninstalling SP3 to see if I could get to
the point where I could reinstall SP2, but decided not to based on the
warnings I was getting. Thanks for any suggestions!

 

[Nancy]

I have the same problem, Movie maker did work good and 1 day I could not
import files anymore. Even mp3 songs did not work. I could not put anything
on the timeline als.
So I also downloaded the 2.0 but it did not work aether.
So I was saerching again for the 2.1 but cant find him, also when I look for
updates on microsoft they dont find it.
Now I updated my SP3, but still it is not working.
I put this question on a lot of forums but not anyone can help me.
I hope someone can help us,

Greetings,
Nancy

 

[John Inzer]

I have the same problem, Movie maker did work good and 1 day I could
not import files anymore. Even mp3 songs did not work. I could not
put anything on the timeline als.
So I also downloaded the 2.0 but it did not work aether.
So I was saerching again for the 2.1 but cant find him, also when I
look for updates on microsoft they dont find it.
Now I updated my SP3, but still it is not working.
I put this question on a lot of forums but not anyone can help me.
I hope someone can help us,

Greetings,
Nancy

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Lots of info...scroll down to read it...

It may be worth a try to do a System Restore
to a time before this issue began.

(306084) How to restore the operating system
to a previous state in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306084/en-us

More...

Some WinXP 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.

Actually, you could try unchecking all of the filters
and see if it improves the issue.

More info:

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

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

Possible ways to reinstall Movie Maker 2.1...

Movie Maker 2 - Lost Effects
and Transitions Discussion
http://tinyurl.com/y2wsds
or...
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=25682

Bad Installation Of Movie Maker 2.1
http://tinyurl.com/haq54
or...
http://www.remember-christopher.dostweb.com/Wojos_Web/WMM/TroubleShooting/Install.htm

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
or...
http://blogs.msdn.com/deanro/archive/2005/01/18/355050.aspx

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The following steps previously offered by
Carlos, MCSE are supposed to reinstall
MM2.1.

(you'll need your Windows XP Disk)

1. Go to C:\Windows\inf
2. Right click on Moviemk.inf and click on Install
3. When it asks for your Windows XP cd put
it in and browse to the I386 folder. Click OK
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John Inzer
MS Digital Media MVP

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