Vista Denying It's On MS Programs??

[Guest]

First allow me to apologize deeply if this was posted in the wrong location.
I didn't know which Discussion group to put this in so I just chose the one
that closely fit my issue.

Hello everyone, cutting right to the chase here...this isn't my only issue
but the only one I'll post for now. I just recently installed Microsoft
Windows Vista as an upgrade from Microsoft Windows XP: Media Center Edition.
When on XP, I never had a problem running Windows Movie Maker. In fact, it
was constantly in use...the program ran fine. Ugrading to Vista though a
couple of days ago changed all of that, not only did Vista give me a hell of
a problem upgrading, but when it was finally done after a couple of BSOD's
(Blue Screen Of Death), I tried running Windows Movie Maker and I get an
error that says the following: "Windows Movie Maker cannot start because your
video card does not support the required level of hardware acceleration or
hardware acceleration is not available."

You've gotta' be kidding me, What was possibly different two days ago when I
had XP as opposed to now? I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate on an AMD Athlon
64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ with 2.29 GHz, working with 2 Gigs of ram on
a 32 bit OS, and with an alotted ammount of approximatly a 200 Gig hard
drive. In terms of what I would like to achieve...Well for one thing, I'd
like to get the program to even start! And for the second thing, not just in
WMM, but all around period...I'd like to be able to WATCH VIDEOS! I can't
watch anything without it either being: a) The video gets slowed down to a
trance like speed, so much so to the point where watching it would probably
make you fall asleep from sheer boredom, or b) It wont play AT ALL.

(sigh), it's a big post...and I know people nowadays dont like reading much,
and I apologize for that. But please please PLEASE...someone out in the world
help me and hopefully give me some type of insight to prove that I DIDN'T
JUST WASTE MY MONEY ON BUYING VISTA ULTIMATE! Just...a little assurance of
some sort...because between all the BSOD's and all the freaking DRM this and
DRM that...somewhere out there I know is a program that wants to be as easily
accessible as it's bigger sister, Windows XP was...

Thats All, And Thanks For Your Time
Dave

 

[Dave B.]

"What was possibly different two days ago when I had XP as opposed to now?"
You said it yourself, you were running XP, now your running Vista, that's
not a minor change.
You've provided all kinds of nice PC specs, but you failed to provide the
one spec that the error message is specifically referencing, what do you
have for a video card?

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[Carl G]

Have you looked for a Video card update driver for windows vista

 

[Erik Funkenbusch]

Hello everyone, cutting right to the chase here...this isn't my only issue
but the only one I'll post for now. I just recently installed Microsoft
Windows Vista as an upgrade from Microsoft Windows XP: Media Center Edition.

Since time immemorial, operating system upgrades have been problematic.
Sometimes more so than others, but the general rule is the more radiclaly
different the new version, the more trouble you're going to have.

For this reason, I *NEVER* upgrade. I always do a clean install. Even if
everything goes well, an upgrade leaves behind years of crud from installed
and uninstalled programs, inefficiencies, etc.. It's just not a good idea.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Dave

Since the operating system makes everything work, you need to check to make
sure your current system will be able to handle the new OS, especially one
that has as many changes as Vista. This should always be done 'prior' to
upgrading.

Check for updated drivers for 'all' hardware components including the
installed video card, sound card. Vista includes a whole new version of
Movie Maker. It's been standardized as an integrated component in Windows.

 

[Guest]

..."Windows Movie Maker cannot start because your

video card does not support the required level of hardware acceleration or
hardware acceleration is not available."

Well, as Dave B. stated in his message, your video card is the issue, not
your processor.

Too, WinXP and Vista are very different OS's.

So, what are the specs for you video card? If it has at least 128mb of RAM
then you should look for the most current video drivers from the card maker.
If it has less than 128mb or if it's an older card that doesn't have updated
drivers, you should upgrade to a better video card if you want use the video
features built into Vista.