Papa John Rebooting MM

[James SB]

Papa Just today after I closed out MM and later tried to go back in, it
wouldn't open. I rebooted and got back in. The same has happened since. When
I am rebooting the window pops up that says movie maker not responding. What
have I done-Any help is appreciated and you and the others who help here are
a godsend. Thanks.

 

[John Inzer]

Papa Just today after I closed out MM and later tried to go back in,
it wouldn't open. I rebooted and got back in. The same has happened
since. When I am rebooting the window pops up that says movie maker
not responding. What have I done-Any help is appreciated and you and
the others who help here are a godsend. Thanks.

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XP or Vista?

Try doing a System Restore to
a time before the issue began.

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

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[James SB]

It is XP sorry.
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James B

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XP or Vista?

Try doing a System Restore to
a time before the issue began.

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John 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

 

[John Inzer]

It is XP sorry.

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Thanks...but still same the answer...

Try doing a System Restore to a
time before the issue began.

(306084) HOW TO: Restore the Operating
System to a Previous State in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306084

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[James SB]

I did the system restore. Right now I am producing so I will have to wait
till it finishes to see if I can close out and then open back up.
However-After I did the restore and went back into MM all my picture and
video clips that I had imported are nowhere to be found. Despite that, the
storyboard shows all the video clips and no big red x to say that the clip
isn't in the program. When I click on my collection tab I just get the folder
but no clips. Are they there or do I have to re-import? Seems to me they must
be somewhere in there because MM can still read them. Hope that makes since.

 

[John Inzer]

I did the system restore. Right now I am producing so I will have to
wait till it finishes to see if I can close out and then open back up.
However-After I did the restore and went back into MM all my picture
and video clips that I had imported are nowhere to be found. Despite
that, the storyboard shows all the video clips and no big red x to
say that the clip isn't in the program. When I click on my collection
tab I just get the folder but no clips. Are they there or do I have
to re-import? Seems to me they must be somewhere in there because MM
can still read them. Hope that makes since.

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Your .mswmm project file is directing
the program to the original locations of
the source files. Just do not move or
delete the original source files. You
can re-import if you wish...but chances
are you don't need to re-import unless
you plan to use them in a different project.

If you need info on saving your movie...
read the following:

To save as an .avi movie file...
(and several other options)
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next /
Show More Choices /
Other Settings /
Open the drop window and choose...DV-AVI /
Next /
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

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...

Also, you may find it useful to use
a custom profile:

Movie Maker 2 - Saving
Movies - Custom WMV Profiles
http://tinyurl.com/s2vgu
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-SavingMovies-CustomProfiles.html

Creating Custom Profiles
for Windows Movie Maker 2
http://tinyurl.com/cuny7
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/expert/customprofile.mspx

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[James SB]

OK after I closed out MM and then reopened it it worked fine. Still no video
clips or pictures, but ever other portion of my documentary still reads the
clips like they are there. Only other feedback Papa John is are those clips
in there or nedd to be reimported. Otherwise, another problem solved. Thanks
a million.

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

If you try the restore that John suggested and it isn't resolved, then we'd
need more clues. Sometimes newly installed software can conflict such that
Movie Maker can't open without crashing.

PapaJohn
www.papajohn.org

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

the clips are still on your computer if you can preview the project and see
them in the preview monitor.... and you would only need to import clips
again if needed for other projects. They aren’t needed for projects that
already have them.

PapaJohn
www.papajohn.org

 

[James SB]

As stated last night everything seem to being working fine. When I tried to
open MM this morning, encountered the same issue. I rebootted and so far I am
able to open and close MM as I want to. I didn't do another system restore
yet. You said above that new software installations may cause an issue, but
as far as I know I haven't installed anything. I have watched some college
football on line and I do have to install some software that access the on
line viewer. Might this be it and if so let me know and I will get the info
about what that was that I ran to view. Thanks again for your quick response
last night.

 

[John Inzer]

As stated last night everything seem to being working fine. When I
tried to open MM this morning, encountered the same issue. I
rebootted and so far I am able to open and close MM as I want to. I
didn't do another system restore yet. You said above that new
software installations may cause an issue, but as far as I know I
haven't installed anything. I have watched some college football on
line and I do have to install some software that access the on line
viewer. Might this be it and if so let me know and I will get the
info about what that was that I ran to view. Thanks again for your
quick response last night.

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Are you opening Movie Maker by
double left clicking the .mswmm project
file or by left clicking the executable?

In Movie Maker...try going to...
Tools / Options / Compatibility tab
and uncheck all the filters.

Some maintenance could help also...
do you run Disk Cleanup, Error Checking
and Derfrag on a regular schedule?

Also it's important that your source files
are compatible with Movie Maker:

File type compatibility with Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee
or...
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm

Which file type should I use in Movie Maker?
http://tinyurl.com/6n66g3
or...
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/WhichFileTypeInMovieMaker.htm

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[James SB]

One other thing I noticed. When I import the video clips into MM I no longer
get to see an image of what each individual clip is about. I see the wmv
thumbnail. Any idea there? Thanks again

 

[James SB]

I am double clicking on the mm project that I am working on. Never had any
problem before. Have gotten info from you about compatibilty issues so I
think I am ok there. Use wmv files for video clips. I do defrag several times
a week as well as disc clean up. Not sure if I have run error checking. I
will do the above and also try the uncheck all filters now. Will get back
Thanks.

 

[James SB]

OK did everything but error checking which I don't think I know how to do. It
works now. I will see what happens in about half hour. The thumbnails for the
video clips are now visible when I import so that seems fixed. As far as
unchecking all the filters, will I ever need to change that or is that ok
permanently. Thanks again for your swift and helpful feedback.

 

[John Inzer]

I am double clicking on the mm project that I am working on. Never
had any problem before. Have gotten info from you about compatibilty
issues so I think I am ok there. Use wmv files for video clips. I do
defrag several times a week as well as disc clean up. Not sure if I
have run error checking. I will do the above and also try the uncheck
all filters now. Will get back Thanks.

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Ok...since you are clicking on the .mswmm file
to launch Movie maker...it's possible that your
..mswmm file is corrupted. Try opening Movie
Maker and then browse to the .mswmm file and
see if the error still occurs.

To run Error Checking (also known as chkdsk)
....go to...My Computer...right click the icon for
your System Drive (Local Disk C...from the
menu...choose...Properties / Tools tab /
Error Checking / Check Now button.

Check both boxes...click Start.

You will see a dialog that states the task will
run when you restart your computer.

More info:

(315265) How to Perform Disk Error Checking
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315265

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John 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

 

[John Inzer]

OK did everything but error checking which I don't think I know how
to do. It works now. I will see what happens in about half hour. The
thumbnails for the video clips are now visible when I import so that
seems fixed. As far as unchecking all the filters, will I ever need
to change that or is that ok permanently. Thanks again for your swift
and helpful feedback.

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When Movie Maker requires a filter...it will
automatically find it if it's on your system.

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John 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

 

[PapaJohn]

I have about 70 filters in my compatibility list and routinely run Movie
Maker with all of them unchecked.

To look into error message info, use Start > right click on My Computer >
select Manage > System Tools > Event Viewer > Application > see those tagged
as 'Error' > double-click on any line item to read the description

 

[PapaJohn]

that's normal when you import without the option checked to 'auto-create'
clips.

 

[James SB]

When you say try opening MM where am I opening it from. I just checked and it
started crashing when I tried to open it again. I am going to try the error
check but just let me know about opening MM and then browsing. Am I opening
as if I am starting a new project?

 

[James SB]

When running error check there are 2 boxes one says
automatically fix file system error
the other syas
scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.
Both boxes were unchecked. Do they need to be checked. I ran it the first
time unchecked. Then tried to open MM and no luck. Should I reboot or do
system restore to make it work to try and do the next thing ya'll suggested.
Thanks again