MM "disappears" (stops working) without any comment

[Gynther]

Good morning !
When I try to insert titles or transitions between clips MM stops working
without any comment or error message, it simply disappears. I installed it
again, ther german and the english version - without success.
Please help !

 

[On Request]

It may be that there is a problem with your source files. Have a look at
this URL to see if your file types or codecs are in the 'incompatible' list.

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

 

[Gynther]

Thank you for your tipps, but:

The problem occurs even with the sample.wmv
The programm disappears immediately, when the title should be seen in the
preview.

Today I copied all the programm-files from another computer (on which MM
works) - but no success.

WinXP SP3 on both computers, all updates.

 

[John Inzer]

Thank you for your tipps, but:

The problem occurs even with the sample.wmv
The programm disappears immediately, when the title should be seen in
the preview.

Today I copied all the programm-files from another computer (on which
MM works) - but no success.

WinXP SP3 on both computers, all updates.

===========================
Just a collection of possible solutions:

(830087) Movie Maker unexpectedly quits
when you select a video transition effect
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830087

Disconnect from the net and close all programs...
especially virus scanners before opening Movie
Maker.

Uninstall unused programs, delete files that are
no longer important. IOW...free up some space.

Increase the size of your Paging File...the
following article explains how.

(308417) HOW TO: Set Performance Options
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308417

Try doing some maintenance...Disk Cleanup,
Error Checking, Defrag...

Empty your Temporary Internet Files Folder.

(260897) How to Delete the Contents of the
Temporary Internet Files Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=260897

Running Disk Cleanup, Error Checking and
Defrag on a regular schedule is a good idea.

(310312) Description of the Disk Cleanup
Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310312

(315265) How to Perform Disk Error Checking
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315265
(check the two boxes..."Automatically fix file
system errors" and "Scan for and attempt
recovery of bad sectors") the utility will run
the next time you restart your computer.
(run error checking repeatedly until it finds
no errors)

(314848) How to Defragment Your Disk
Drive Volumes in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314848

Try converting your .jpgs to Windows Bitmaps
[.bmp} before importing them into Movie Maker.

File type compatibility with Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee

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.

===
(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

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

--

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

 

[Gynther]

Thank you for your help, one of it helped to find a solution:

"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."

I didn't find the ffdshow but I disabled all the about 50 lines except those
three I found on the other computer AND NOW IT WORKS AGAIN !

I'll try to find out which one caused the problem.

Thank you again !

Thank you for your tipps, but:

The problem occurs even with the sample.wmv
The programm disappears immediately, when the title should be seen in
the preview.

Today I copied all the programm-files from another computer (on which
MM works) - but no success.

WinXP SP3 on both computers, all updates.

===========================
Just a collection of possible solutions:

(830087) Movie Maker unexpectedly quits
when you select a video transition effect
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830087

Disconnect from the net and close all programs...
especially virus scanners before opening Movie
Maker.

Uninstall unused programs, delete files that are
no longer important. IOW...free up some space.

Increase the size of your Paging File...the
following article explains how.

(308417) HOW TO: Set Performance Options
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308417

Try doing some maintenance...Disk Cleanup,
Error Checking, Defrag...

Empty your Temporary Internet Files Folder.

(260897) How to Delete the Contents of the
Temporary Internet Files Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=260897

Running Disk Cleanup, Error Checking and
Defrag on a regular schedule is a good idea.

(310312) Description of the Disk Cleanup
Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310312

(315265) How to Perform Disk Error Checking
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315265
(check the two boxes..."Automatically fix file
system errors" and "Scan for and attempt
recovery of bad sectors") the utility will run
the next time you restart your computer.
(run error checking repeatedly until it finds
no errors)

(314848) How to Defragment Your Disk
Drive Volumes in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314848

Try converting your .jpgs to Windows Bitmaps
[.bmp} before importing them into Movie Maker.

File type compatibility with Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee

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.

===
(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

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

--

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 Inzer]

Thank you for your help, one of it helped to find a solution:

"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."

I didn't find the ffdshow but I disabled all the about 50 lines except
those
three I found on the other computer AND NOW IT WORKS AGAIN !

I'll try to find out which one caused the problem.

Thank you again !

=================================

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

 

[Gynther]

The line which caused the problem was:
Wenjoy multiplexer | 0.0.0.0 | C:\Programme\myFoneKit Cable\WJMux.ax

 

[John Inzer]

The line which caused the problem was:
Wenjoy multiplexer | 0.0.0.0 | C:\Programme\myFoneKit Cable\WJMux.ax

=====================
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

 

[BassHen]

I had same problem (tried all the other solutions - no use). I'd previously
uninstalled Videospin 1.1, Pinnacle Systems, think maybe it took the gdiplus
thingy with it when I uninstalled. I re-installed Videospin (similar sort of
prog to MM) and MM worked perfectly again. Have you uninstalled any similar
progs? Not a computer expert, just passing on my solution - hope it works for
you.

 

[On Request]

A first place to start is to see if you have incompatible source (video
and/or audio) files. Try this URL:

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

Another trick that sometimes works is to uncheck the boxes in Tools|
Options| Compatibility.