Vista - Can't load WMV files into Movie Maker, can anyone help?

Hi Guys,

I have Windows Vista .... I have made a video, changed it to a WMV file and tried to load it into Windows Movie Maker so I can edit it, but this keeps coming up ...

Windows Movie Maker cannot use the audio file C:\Users\Pops\Desktop\Blokart.wmv is in use by another program or does not contain valid audio data.

Could some kind soul out there help me, pretty please

Cheers Pops

Popeye33 wrote:========================================
How exactly did you "Change" it to a .wmv file?
And...what format was it before you changed it?

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Thanks John .... Firstly I copy the video onto a CD then I am using 'IMToo DVD to WMV converter' to change it into a WMV file.

What's interesting is on Vesta it would only show one chapter so I went back to my other laptop which has Windows XP and all the chapters came up, perhaps it's something to do with Vesta?

Cheers Pops

Popeye33 wrote:===================================
I'm not familiar with the software you are using...
are you saying you began by Ripping a DVD?

Why did you copy it to a "CD"?

What is the exact task you are trying to perform?
Are you trying to import clips from a DVD into
Movie Maker?

I think posting more details might help you find
a solution.

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Hi John .... I'm not very savvy with this type of stuff so please bear with me.

I have taken some video on our holiday of blokarting, I want to edit it and put it on You Tube.

I have lost my cable that can transfer info straight from my video to the computer so I put the video I took on the harddrive we have on the TV, and copy it onto a DVD.

I then use that program 'IMToo DVD to WMV converter' to change it into a WMV file.
which I am beginning to think is not capatable with Windows Vista .... I have done the same on my other laptop which has Windows XP on it and it worked out fine.

Once it has been changed into an WMV file I put it into the Movie Maker to edit the crap out.

What I decided to do was open the files on my XP computer which worked, changed them to WMV files, put the info on a memory stick transferred them back onto my Vista laptop and edited them but they changed into MSWMM Files which are not compatable with You Tube ..... I need to now change them into a WMV file and I have no idea how to do so ..... feel like screamin right now aaaaggggghhhh!!! lol

Mate I hope that makes sense.

Cheers Pops xx

Hi John ... feel a little embarrassed but I have found out the problem .... I didn't wait long enough for the files to load onto the Media Maker, I had no idea it took that long lol
Thanks foe responding.
Cheers Pops

Popeye33 wrote:===========================
You're welcome.

Thanks for the update.

The .mswmm file is your Project File...that
is only compatible with Movie Maker and is
used for re-editing a project. To create a
"video" file in Vista you must "Publish" the
Project.

Windows Vista -
Publish a movie in
Windows Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/2lo4gp
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...8cdf21033.mspx

Movie Maker in Vista -
Publishing / Quality Profiles
http://www.papajohn.org/Vista-Publishing.html

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