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Old 07-27-2007   #2 (permalink)
Adam Albright


 
 

Re: Importing WMV into Windows Movie Maker 6.0 (Vista)

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:48:03 -0700, kjh888
<kjh888@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I receive the following error message when trying to import WMV files into
>WMM Version 6.0 for Windows Vista:
>
>"The file xxxxx.WMV 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."
>
>The files that I'm trying to import play perfectly well in WMP, so I must
>have the codecs installed!
>
>Any advice would be most appreciated. Thank you.


Don't expect any MS employee to explain why a file plays fine in Media
player and the same file won't play in Movie Maker. I've asked, others
have asked, stone silence or some feeble excuse is all they offer.

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