Photostory 3 - no output file generated when music added

[Guest]

This problem has been posted before by somebodey else but was not
satisfactorily answered: I have a photo show with about 15 pictures (appr.
3-4 MB in size); it can be saved as a production file (wmv) only WITHOUT
music. As soon as I add either a Photostory-generated piece of music or an
mp3 file of my own, Photostory reports (obviously incorrectly) that there is
not enough space on my media or that program files are corrupt.
Re-installation of Photostory did not help.

I've done much larger shows before, and the problem never occurred.

GHenry

 

[John Inzer]

This problem has been posted before by somebodey else but was not
satisfactorily answered: I have a photo show with about 15 pictures
(appr. 3-4 MB in size); it can be saved as a production file (wmv)
only WITHOUT music. As soon as I add either a Photostory-generated
piece of music or an mp3 file of my own, Photostory reports
(obviously incorrectly) that there is not enough space on my media or
that program files are corrupt. Re-installation of Photostory did not
help.

I've done much larger shows before, and the problem never occurred.

GHenry

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Not a common issue and I can only offer
some ideas. If you discover the fix...please
share it with this newsgroup.

Maybe some maintenance would help:

(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

And it may help to add more RAM or to increase
the size of your Virtual Memory Paging File.
The following article explains how:

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

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John Inzer
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Digital Image MVP

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I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Guest]

Thanks John,

but there's no lack of disk space, there's 512 MB RAM, and I've done bigger
photostories before. And, as I said, the problem has been posted before by
somebody else.

The image file is only 3 MB, and the problem occurs with mp3, wma and
photostory-generated music.

GHenry

 

[John Inzer]

Thanks John,

but there's no lack of disk space, there's 512 MB RAM, and I've done
bigger photostories before. And, as I said, the problem has been
posted before by somebody else.

The image file is only 3 MB, and the problem occurs with mp3, wma and
photostory-generated music.

GHenry

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Did you try the maintenance suggestions?

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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