Collection Created in MM1 and now trying to access them in MM2

Hi. I've spent countless hours creating my collections of movie clips in MM1
and now I got another (more powerful and newer) computer that has MM2 on it.
When I opened up MM2, none of my collections were there- but I could get the
video I captured from my video camera (but it was clipped).

I jumped on the forum and read papajohn's post re: getting the collection
backup file (mine was called "Windows Movie Maker.COL" since it was a MM1
file). When I tried to paste the file in the recommended folder...
\Documents and Settings\UserAccountName\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Movie Maker...but I didn't even have a folder for Movie Maker.
Thus, I created one in the Microsoft Folder so that the path would be
duplicated as recommended.

However....no collections are still present. Any tips on getting a .col
file to work in MM2? I really, really,really, really need something to work!

Thanks!
--
Melanie M.

PapaJohn
Tue Nov 23 23:09:54 CST 2004

Hi Melanie,

The MM1 collection can be in any folder... not just the default one. No need
to move it.

In MM2, import the collection by using the pull down menu File > Import into
Collections > go to the folder with the MM1 collection database > change the
pick list 'Files of type' to be 'Windows Movie Maker 1x Collection Files >
select the collection and press the Import button

The MM1 collection will be absorbed into your current MM2 collection.
--
PapaJohn

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"Mulanie72" <Mulanie72@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9FA006C1-D22D-481F-BAF5-9970B27139DC@microsoft.com...
> Hi. I've spent countless hours creating my collections of movie clips in
> MM1
> and now I got another (more powerful and newer) computer that has MM2 on
> it.
> When I opened up MM2, none of my collections were there- but I could get
> the
> video I captured from my video camera (but it was clipped).
>
> I jumped on the forum and read papajohn's post re: getting the collection
> backup file (mine was called "Windows Movie Maker.COL" since it was a MM1
> file). When I tried to paste the file in the recommended folder...
> \Documents and Settings\UserAccountName\Local Settings\Application
> Data\Microsoft\Movie Maker...but I didn't even have a folder for Movie
> Maker.
> Thus, I created one in the Microsoft Folder so that the path would be
> duplicated as recommended.
>
> However....no collections are still present. Any tips on getting a .col
> file to work in MM2? I really, really,really, really need something to
> work!
>
> Thanks!
> --
> Melanie M.