Seasider777
Thu Mar 27 09:08:01 PDT 2008
Thanks John.
I worked my way through your suggestions (defrag - clean-up etc), but
everything I tried still closed WMM on the 22nd item. Then I reached the last
suggestion which was disabling ffdshow in tools - options - compatibilty.....
and it worked !!!
Thanks for your valuable advice - Keith
"John Inzer" wrote:
> Seasider777 wrote:
> > I'm running WMM 2.1 on XP
> >
> > I've been making a home movie using jpg's and wma files, and
> > everything was fine. Now, when i try to add anything to the timeline,
> > WMM just closes, with no error message - it just goes away !!
> >
> > I've experimented by setting up a new dummy project and dragging
> > jpg's down to the timeline. On the 22nd one, the same thing happened.
> > I reopened the project i'm working on and counted the items on the
> > timeline, and it was
> > 21...... so it would seem the 22nd item will always cause this to
> > happen !!!
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated
> ===============================
> I do not have the exact cure but I can offer
> some ideas...
>
> Sounds like a system resource issue....
> but if the 22nd picture that always causes
> the crash is the "same" picture...it may be
> a corrupted file...try a different one. If that's
> not it...read on.....
>
> Disconnect from the net and close all programs...
> especially virus scanners before opening Movie
> Maker.
>
> Uninstall unused programs, delete files that are
> no longer important. IOW...free up some space.
>
> Increase the size of your Paging File...the
> following article explains how.
>
> (308417) HOW TO: Set Performance Options
> in Windows XP
>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308417
>
> Try doing some maintenance...Disk Cleanup,
> Error Checking, Defrag...
>
> Empty your Temporary Internet Files Folder.
>
> (260897) How to Delete the Contents of the
> Temporary Internet Files Folder
>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=260897
>
> Running Disk Cleanup, Error Checking and
> Defrag on a regular schedule is a good idea.
>
> (310312) Description of the Disk Cleanup
> Tool in Windows XP
>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310312
>
> (315265) How to Perform Disk Error Checking
> in Windows XP
>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315265
> (check the two boxes..."Automatically fix file
> system errors" and "Scan for and attempt
> recovery of bad sectors") the utility will run
> the next time you restart your computer.
> (run error checking repeatedly until it finds
> no errors)
>
> (314848) How to Defragment Your Disk
> Drive Volumes in Windows XP
>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314848
>
> Try converting your .jpgs to Windows Bitmaps
> [.bmp} before importing them into Movie Maker.
>
> File type compatibility with Movie Maker
>
http://tinyurl.com/v8tee
>
> Some users have reported problems
> after installing IE7. If this applies to your
> situation ...uninstalling IE7 may be worth
> a try.
>
> (927177) How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7
>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177/en-us
>
> I've also seen a report that disabling the
> ffdshow codec could be the fix. To accomplish
> this...open Movie Maker and go to...Tools /
> Options / Compatibility tab...Uncheck...
> ffdshow / OK.
>
> ===
> (You can disable ffdshow with this command:
> regsvr32.exe /u "C:\Program Files\ffdshow\ffdshow.ax"
> After running that command, the regular
> DivX/XviD codecs will be used instead of ffdshow.
> You can enable ffdshow again with this command:
> regsvr32.exe "C:\Program Files\ffdshow\ffdshow.ax" )
> ===
>
> More info:
>
> Movie Maker 2 Crashes and Hangs
>
http://tinyurl.com/bqgyx
>
> Movie Maker always has to close
>
http://tinyurl.com/fw76b
> or...
>
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.moviemaker/msg/ae88267a9e023836
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> Digital Media MVP
>
> 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
>
>
>