One of the developers of DVD Maker can apparently be contacted here:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ericgu/archive...r/default.aspx
"ianc1505" <ianc1505@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AA437A58-DD95-471A-8736-47D9A9A9ED7D@microsoft.com...
>I have now managed to disable DEP totally:
> http://www.vistabase.co.uk/kb/system...ion-protection
>
> but still have the same problem:
> Windows DVD Maker closes when attempting to import .avi movie files
>
> Error report as follows:
> Problem signature
> Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
> Application Name: DVDMaker.exe
> Application Version: 6.0.6000.16386
> Application Timestamp: 4549b5b0
> Fault Module Name: xvidcore.dll_unloaded
> Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
> Fault Module Timestamp: 40e6f3e8
> Exception Code: c0000005
> Exception Offset: 09411080
> OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
> Locale ID: 2057
> Additional Information 1: 8d13
> Additional Information 2: cdca9b1d21d12b77d84f02df48e34311
> Additional Information 3: 8d13
> Additional Information 4: cdca9b1d21d12b77d84f02df48e34311
>
> Extra information about the problem
> Bucket ID: 419916743
>
>
> All of which means absolutely nothing to me.
> Please help.
>
> "ianc1505" wrote:
>
>> DVD Maker loads OK, but if when I import a video file the program closes
>> with the error message "Windows DVD Maker has stopped working".
>> I then get an error message in my taskbar "To help protect your computer,
>> Data Execution Protection has closed Windows DVD Maker".
>>
>> I tried to exclude DVD Maker from DEP but cannot (I get a message that
>> DVD
>> Maker cannot run without DEP).
>> I don't know how to turn off DEP totally.
>> I thought that it may be Nero related, so I have unistalled Nero and
>> removed
>> all references to "Nero" and "Ahead" from the registry.
>> I have done the same with DivX just in case it's old codecs causing the
>> problem.
>> Problem is worse with.avi files - the programme always crashes on an .avi
>> import, whereas .mpg, .mpeg usually work.
>>
>> Please help (but try to keep it simple, I am only a user, not a
>> programmer).
>>
>> I just want to be able to burn DVD's from video files so that I can play
>> them on my DVP player attached to my TV.
>>
>> Thanks.