Question to Papajohn

[Don Morgan]

I have made little home movies from digital pictures on XP, & Vista in the
past with
Photo Story 3. I upgraded from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Home Premium
a couple of months a go and have been struggling without Photo Story 3 on
Windows 7.
I like the narration feature in my movies, but Win 7 Movie Maker does not
support
narration. Would appreciate a suggestion on a work around for something
with the
same features as Photo Story 3. Sure wish Microsoft would build a driver
and get
Photo Story 3 available in Windows 7.

Thanks,
Don Morgan

 

[John Inzer]

I have made little home movies from digital pictures on XP, & Vista
in the past with
Photo Story 3. I upgraded from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Home
Premium a couple of months a go and have been struggling without
Photo Story 3 on Windows 7.
I like the narration feature in my movies, but Win 7 Movie Maker does
not support
narration. Would appreciate a suggestion on a work around for
something with the
same features as Photo Story 3. Sure wish Microsoft would build a
driver and get
Photo Story 3 available in Windows 7.

Thanks,
Don Morgan

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Maybe you can run PhotoStory 3 on Win 7 if
you download and install the following:

Windows 7 - Windows Virtual PC / Download Windows XP Mode
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

Microsoft® Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...7f-8538-4619-8d1c-05d27e11adb2&displaylang=en

And...the following articles may offer some ideas...

Windows Movie Maker in Windows 7
http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/video/articles/22658.aspx

5 Versions of Windows Movie Maker Running On Windows 7
http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/video/articles/25282.aspx

Windows 7 - Editing with XP's Movie Maker 2.1... but in Windows 7
http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/video/articles/28935.aspx

--

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

 

[Don Morgan]

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Maybe you can run PhotoStory 3 on Win 7 if
you download and install the following:

Windows 7 - Windows Virtual PC / Download Windows XP Mode
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

Microsoft® Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...7f-8538-4619-8d1c-05d27e11adb2&displaylang=en

And...the following articles may offer some ideas...

Windows Movie Maker in Windows 7
http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/video/articles/22658.aspx

5 Versions of Windows Movie Maker Running On Windows 7
http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/video/articles/25282.aspx

Windows 7 - Editing with XP's Movie Maker 2.1... but in Windows 7
http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/video/articles/28935.aspx

--

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 Thank you John Inzer. I ran the tool for the
Windows XP Mode and

got a message "Hardware assisted virtualization is not enabled on this
computer." I think this means I need to reconfigure the bios to download
and activate the XP mode. I am seeking help from Hewlett-Packard
on the bios change. I have a relatively new HP5120 , dual core, 4GB
memory computer and I think when I get it sorted out I should be able
to download and run Photo Story 3. Hope so--I will report back if I
get it going. Thanks again.
Don Morgan

 

[John Inzer]

Thank you John Inzer. I ran the tool for
the Windows XP Mode and
got a message "Hardware assisted virtualization is not enabled on this
computer." I think this means I need to reconfigure the bios to
download and activate the XP mode. I am seeking help from
Hewlett-Packard on the bios change. I have a relatively new HP5120 , dual
core, 4GB
memory computer and I think when I get it sorted out I should be able
to download and run Photo Story 3. Hope so--I will report back if I
get it going. Thanks again.
Don Morgan

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Yes...definitely let us know the result.

I guess you ran the Detection Tool?

Windows Virtual PC - Support: Configure BIOS
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/configure-bios.aspx

Microsoft® Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool
http://tinyurl.com/ykdr4xn
or.....
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...7f-8538-4619-8d1c-05d27e11adb2&displaylang=en

I wonder if the following link would offer anything useful:

Virtual Windows XP: could not be started because
hardware-assisted virtualization is disabled. But my
BIOS says it is enabled?
http://tinyurl.com/y8ndr2o
or.....
http://social.technet.microsoft.com...t/thread/2a33c034-f719-45eb-b106-c4de5cd8fdbf

--

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

 

[Don Morgan]

========================================
Yes...definitely let us know the result.

I guess you ran the Detection Tool?

Windows Virtual PC - Support: Configure BIOS
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/configure-bios.aspx

Microsoft® Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool
http://tinyurl.com/ykdr4xn
or.....
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...7f-8538-4619-8d1c-05d27e11adb2&displaylang=en

I wonder if the following link would offer anything useful:

Virtual Windows XP: could not be started because
hardware-assisted virtualization is disabled. But my
BIOS says it is enabled?
http://tinyurl.com/y8ndr2o
or.....
http://social.technet.microsoft.com...t/thread/2a33c034-f719-45eb-b106-c4de5cd8fdbf

--

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
John Inzer---Bad News--I got the virtualization enabled in the bios, but
when I

tried to download the Windows XPMode it told me I was not eligible with Win7
Home Premium--you must have Win7, Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate.
Thanks for your help --I'll check out your other suggested links on movie
making in Windows 7.
Don Morgan

 

[John Inzer]

tried to download the Windows XPMode it told me I was not eligible
with Win7 Home Premium--you must have Win7, Professional, Enterprise,
or Ultimate. Thanks for your help --I'll check out your other
suggested links on movie making in Windows 7.
Don Morgan

========================================
Sorry for the inconvenience, I should have paid
closer attention to your version of Windows 7.

Did you run the Virtualization Detection Tool?
FWIW...I posted the link in my first reply.

--

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

 

[PapaJohn]

Hi Don,

I think the hoops you're jumping through to get PS3 running on Windows 7 are
too much.... and you might be better off looking for other software.

Cyberlink's PowerDirector is one such option... see the Dec 1 entry in the
What's New section of the main page of my website.

I'd love it if Microsoft decides to make the PS3 installation package
downloadable and usable on Windows 7, but I havn't seen any clues they are
thinking about doing it.