Windows Movie Maker Preview not working

[detalas]

Got a HP laptop and have used Movie Maker several times. It locked up and
errored out once and now when I try to play a movie I made or add a wmv file
and play it the preview screen is black, it will not play the movie. It looks
like it is as in the pause marks turn to the play arrow but nothing happens.
Any help?

 

[John Inzer]

Got a HP laptop and have used Movie Maker several times. It locked up
and errored out once and now when I try to play a movie I made or add
a wmv file and play it the preview screen is black, it will not play
the movie. It looks like it is as in the pause marks turn to the play
arrow but nothing happens. Any help?

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Maybe the following article would be worth a look:

(945125) The preview function does not work
correctly in Windows Movie Maker on a Windows
Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945125/en-us

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John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

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