Windows Movie Maker will not play avi file

[Outawbybirth]

The file C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Bob Marketing
Stull\emailmarketingcashmachine.com\email marketing cash machine\raw
video\03RespEmailDiffPromo.avi cannot be imported because the codec required
to play the file is not installed on your computer. If you have already tried
to download and install the codec, close and restart Windows Movie Maker, and
then try to import the file again.

I get the message above, I downloaded the codec and installed with no
success after restarting system. Also went into Options menu and checked
everything off, still giving me same error message above, help...

 

[John Inzer]

The file C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Bob Marketing
Stull\emailmarketingcashmachine.com\email marketing cash machine\raw
video\03RespEmailDiffPromo.avi cannot be imported because the codec
required to play the file is not installed on your computer. If you
have already tried to download and install the codec, close and
restart Windows Movie Maker, and then try to import the file again.

I get the message above, I downloaded the codec and installed with no
success after restarting system. Also went into Options menu and
checked everything off, still giving me same error message above,
help...

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Did you check the .avi file with GSpot to
see what codec it needs?

Also the following article may be useful:

Movie Maker 2 -
Importing AVI Files
http://tinyurl.com/2nncyj
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-AVI.html

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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

 

[Outawbybirth]

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Did you check the .avi file with GSpot to
see what codec it needs?

Also the following article may be useful:

Movie Maker 2 -
Importing AVI Files
http://tinyurl.com/2nncyj
or...
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-AVI.html

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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


Hello again,

Just tried the software and excellent way to check, it says I do not need
codec, that I have the correct one installed. Again, I made sure all options
were checked in menu, still getting same error message, even after restarting
computer, thank you for your time to help me.

Sweet and Outlaw
www.officialsweetevents.com

 

[John Inzer]

Just tried the software and excellent way to check, it says I do not
need codec, that I have the correct one installed. Again, I made sure
all options were checked in menu, still getting same error message,
even after restarting computer, thank you for your time to help me.

Sweet and Outlaw
www.officialsweetevents.com

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Maybe the file is corrupt in some way.

Might be worth a try to use the following
free software to convert the .avi to the
..wmv format and try to import that.

Quick Media Converter
http://tinyurl.com/a35y6n
or...
http://www.cocoonsoftware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=92&Itemid=72

Open the program.

Drag / Drop the .avi file into the program

Click the WMV icon on the tool bar

Choose...Windows Media Player format .wmv (custom resize)

Click...Start Conversion button

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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

 

[Outawbybirth]

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Maybe the file is corrupt in some way.

Might be worth a try to use the following
free software to convert the .avi to the
..wmv format and try to import that.

Quick Media Converter
http://tinyurl.com/a35y6n
or...
http://www.cocoonsoftware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=92&Itemid=72

Open the program.

Drag / Drop the .avi file into the program

Click the WMV icon on the tool bar

Choose...Windows Media Player format .wmv (custom resize)

Click...Start Conversion button

--


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


Hello John,

Thank you for your help and yes this did work..reformatting the video file
to wmv and movie maker accepted it, thank you again! Please post your link so
I can bookmark your website or send it to my email, (e-mail address removed)

Sincerely,
Bob

 

[John Inzer]

Thank you for your help and yes this did work..reformatting the video
file to wmv and movie maker accepted it, thank you again! Please post
your link so I can bookmark your website or send it to my email,
(e-mail address removed)

Sincerely,
Bob

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You're welcome.

Thanks for the update.

I don't have a website...

Maybe you want PapaJohn's site:

Movie Maker and Photo Story
http://www.papajohn.org/

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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