MSWMM version not supported

[mypatookis]

After my Mother died, I was given a DVD-R disk which has pictures of her
life. It has the MSWMM file extention. When I put it in my DVD drive, it
comes up with the error message... version not supported. I have windows
movie maker, version 5.1(service pack 3) from version 2.1

Will this not play because it was made on a Vista operating system and I am
running XP? I also tried to play it on my Bose DVD system and it would not
read the disk as it says that format is not supported. I saw a very small
portion of this movie when it was being developed. Would love to be able to
see this beautiful tribute to my Mother's life. I am not able to contact the
person who made this and gave it to me. Thanks for your help.

 

[John Inzer]

After my Mother died, I was given a DVD-R disk which has pictures of
her life. It has the MSWMM file extention. When I put it in my DVD
drive, it comes up with the error message... version not supported.
I have windows movie maker, version 5.1(service pack 3) from version
2.1

Will this not play because it was made on a Vista operating system
and I am running XP? I also tried to play it on my Bose DVD system
and it would not read the disk as it says that format is not
supported. I saw a very small portion of this movie when it was
being developed. Would love to be able to see this beautiful tribute
to my Mother's life. I am not able to contact the person who made
this and gave it to me. Thanks for your help.

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Several issues involved.

#1) A .mswmm file created on a Vista machine is not
compatible with Win XP.

#2) The .mswmm file is the Movie Maker Project file...
only useful for re-opening in Movie Maker for re-editing
purposes. It does not include the source files...photos,
videos, music...it simply records the path to the original
locations the files were imported from on the machine
it was created on..

#3) The creator of this project needs to Publish (save)
it in a Movie Format (.wmv or .avi) if it is to be shared
with others. The following articles may be useful to the
creator of the project.

Windows Vista -
Publish a movie in
Windows Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/2lo4gp
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/4ea4b6cd-0cfe-4d02-8122-16c28828cdf21033.mspx

Movie Maker in Vista -
Publishing / Quality Profiles
http://www.papajohn.org/Vista-Publishing.html

Beginner's Guide To Windows DVD Maker
http://www.windowsdvdmaker.com/guides/Beginner/

Windows Vista -
Burn pictures and movies to DVD-Video
disc using Windows DVD Maker
http://tinyurl.com/3xtcfs
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/5633ddcd-46a8-4d8e-82e1-2506401a60261033.mspx

Windows Vista -
DVD-Video burning:
frequently asked questions
http://tinyurl.com/65gywn
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/f605df6c-0dfe-4f6c-b8e2-866d8cb362251033.mspx

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J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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

 

[mypatookis]

Thank you John... unfortunately, it sounds like this disk is useless to me
unless I can somehow contact the person who made it... that's the problem.
But, I appreciate your help and I am going to print out your answer in case I
can reach her. Thanks again.

 

[John Inzer]

Thank you John... unfortunately, it sounds like this disk is useless
to me unless I can somehow contact the person who made it... that's
the problem. But, I appreciate your help and I am going to print out
your answer in case I can reach her. Thanks again.

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Yes...that disk is useless unless you have
a Vista machine and all the original source files.

Your sender needs to Publish the project and
then create a Video DVD.

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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

 

[mypatookis]

Thanks, John. You know... I have all the pictures. I just found that I have
movie maker on my xp. I think I am going to try my hand at it, as I don't
think I will be able to reach the woman who made it for me. What a waste.
But, then again... this will be a learning experience for me! I appreciate
all your input on this.

 

[John Inzer]

Thanks, John. You know... I have all the pictures. I just found
that I have movie maker on my xp. I think I am going to try my hand
at it, as I don't think I will be able to reach the woman who made it
for me. What a waste. But, then again... this will be a learning
experience for me! I appreciate all your input on this.

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If you have all the pictures...you can create a new project.
To save it in the .wmv movie format...use the following steps.

To save as a .wmv movie file...
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next /
Tick...'Best Quality For My Computer'
Next/
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

And...you might want to try PhotoStory 3 which is a better
app for projects that only contain still shots and music.

PhotoStory 3 For Windows
http://tinyurl.com/4f869
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx


--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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