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Close any other programs that are running before you save your movie to digital video tape. Programs that need to access the hard disk drive could slow down your computer when you're saving your movie.

Defragment your hard disk. When you save your movie to a digital video tape, Movie Maker creates a temporary DV-AVI file that eventually gets sent back to your camera. This file can be large'approximately 13 gigabytes (GB) per one hour of video'and Movie Maker will try to use the largest unfragmented space available in your temporary location.

Make sure you're using a fast, internal hard disk that has a speed of 7200 RPM or higher. Currently, many laptops have a hard disk drive speed of 4200 RPM, which can cause problems.

Make sure the temporary storage location is located on an NTFS partition (uncompressed) rather than FAT32. The Microsoft Support Knowledge Base offers information about how to convert the partition from FAT32 to NTFS.

If you have an HP DVD+R/+RW DVD writer installed on your computer, the HP Direct Letter Access (DLA) driver might be installed on your computer. You can turn off DLA, which should let you successfully save your movie to a recordable CD.

Verify that the CD was not already written to using a third-party CD-writing program such as Nero. Movie Maker expects a CD to have a Joliet (mode 2) disc format. However, some CD-writing programs write discs using a different format. To solve the problem, insert a new, blank recordable CD. In the future, choose Joliet (mode 2) when originally writing to the CD using third-party CD-writing programs.

If your default e-mail program is not installed correctly or does not support Message Application Programming Interface (MAPI), set Outlook Express as the default e-mail program.

If an error message indicates that the video file is too large to send in e-mail, reduce the size of your movie by reducing the amount of video or audio on the storyboard/timeline. Or you can increase the file-size limit for sending a movie in e-mail as an attachment.

Make sure the user name and password are entered correctly.

Verify that you have enough available disk space for your account on the video-hosting provider's site.

Verify that a movie with the same file name does not already appear on your account on the video-hosting provider's site.

Reduce the video quality setting. Some video-hosting providers place a limit on the maximum bit rate for a movie file that you can upload to their site.

Reduce the amount of transitions or effects on the storyboard/timeline in Movie Maker, and then try saving the movie again. Many transitions and effects can result in dropped frames in the saved movie, which degrades the quality of the movie.

Save the movie using a movie setting that has a smaller display size. For example, rather than saving the movie in the Save Movie Wizard with a movie setting that displays video at 640 x 480 pixels, choose a movie setting that displays video at 320 x 240 pixels.

Choose a movie setting that uses variable bit rate (VBR), which can increase the smoothness in the video. On the Movie Setting page, click Show more choices. On the Other settings list, choose High quality video (large). If you continue having problems, choose the next item on the list, High quality video (small). Then click Next, and continue with the standard instructions.

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In Photo Story, save your story with a setting that has a smaller display size, such as 640 x 480 pixels.

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Import the resulting Photo Story into Movie Maker.

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Add the Photo Story to the storyboard/timeline in Movie Maker, edit it (if necessary), and then try saving the movie again.

Verify that you have the latest version of Microsoft DirectX End-User Runtime installed on your computer. You can download Microsoft DirectX End-User Runtime from the Microsoft Download Center.

Remove some of the video transitions or effects from the storyboard/timeline, and then try saving the movie again.

Keep the transitions and effects on the storyboard/timeline, but save the movie in pieces as several smaller DV-AVI files. You can then import the saved AVI files into Movie Maker, add them to the storyboard/timeline, and save it as one movie file.

Use the software that came with your Sony MicroMV video camera to capture video from the camera, and then import the resulting video file into Movie Maker.

Connect your Sony MicroMV camera to your computer using an analog connection, such as an S-video cable or RCA cable, and then capture the video using Movie Maker.

Defragment your hard disk.

Close any other programs that are running when you are capturing video. Other programs can slow down the hard disk drive, which could result in dropped video frames.

Make sure the temporary storage location is located on an NTFS partition (uncompressed) rather than FAT32. The Microsoft Support Knowledge Base offers information on how to convert the partition from FAT32 to NTFS.

Turn off the video preview when capturing video from a digital video camera. To turn off the video preview, clear the Show preview during capture check box on the Capture Method page of the Video Capture Wizard.

Choose a lower video quality setting in the Video Capture Wizard when capturing video.

If possible, upgrade your computer. Adding more memory (up to 1 GB), a faster hard drive (look for hard disks with 7200 RPM or higher), or a faster processor can help prevent dropped frames when capturing video.

Defragment your hard disk.

Split the video clip on the storyboard/timeline into several shorter clips.

Add a short video transition between clips or trim a few frames from a video clip, and then save the movie.

Follow the instructions for downloading movies using a USB or analog connection in . Make sure you click Stop Capture before fast-forwarding or rewinding your tape.

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Make sure this video filter is turned off in Movie Maker.

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In Movie Maker, click the Tools menu, and then click Options.

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On the Compatibility tab, clear the InterVideo Audio Decoder check box. Then click OK.

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In Movie Maker, click the Tools menu, and then click Options.

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On the Compatibility tab, clear the DivX AntiFreeze Filter check box, if that check box is available. Then click OK.

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If the DivX AntiFreeze Filter is not there, or if you still experience unexpected shutdowns, follow these steps.

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Close Movie Maker.

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Right-click the desktop, and then click Properties.

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In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab. Then click Advanced.

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Click the Troubleshoot tab. Make note of the current position of the Hardware acceleration slider. Drag the Hardware acceleration all the way to the right. Click Apply.

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Start Movie Maker, and play the video. Pause playback at the frame you want to capture as a picture, and then click the Take Picture button under the Preview Monitor to take a picture.

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Close Movie Maker.

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Return to the Troubleshoot tab of the advanced display properties dialog box. Reset the Hardware acceleration slider to the original position, and then click OK.

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Click Start, and then click Run.

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In the Run dialog box, type regedit, and then click OK.

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In Registry Editor, navigate to the following location: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MM20].

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Click the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.

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For the new registry key name, type DynamicSourcesforPreview, and then press ENTER on your keyboard. The default value of 0 is correct, so you do not need to set the value.

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Close Registry Editor, and restart Movie Maker. Movie Maker should no longer stop responding when you drag the playback indicator on the timeline.

Important: This change can decrease the performance of Movie Maker.

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In Movie Maker, click the Tools menu, and then click Options.

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On the Compatibility tab, clear the DirectShow Subtitle Filter check box. Then click OK.

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In Movie Maker, click the Tools menu, and then click Options.

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On the Compatibility tab, clear the filter check box to disable a filter. Select the filter check box to enable the filter. Click OK.

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Log on to your computer as an administrator.

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Click Start, and then click Run.

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In the Open box, type services.msc, and then click OK to open the Services window.

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In the right pane, click Media Center Receiver Service.

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Click the Action menu, and then click Properties.

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On the General tab, under Startup type, click Disabled, and then click OK.

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Restart Microsoft Windows.

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Now, capture video in Movie Maker from your analog video camera or VCR.

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Log on to your computer as an administrator.

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Click Start, and then click Run.

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In the Open box, type services.msc, and then click OK to open the Services window.

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Click the Media Center Receiver Service.

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On the Action menu, click Properties.

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On the General tab, under Startup type, click Automatic, and then click OK.

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Restart Microsoft Windows.

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If you see an error message stating that the interface is not supported, click OK, and then close Movie Maker 2.1.

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Click Start, and then click Run.

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In the Run dialog box, type regedit, and then click OK.

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In Registry Editor, navigate to the following location: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MM20\Video Capture Wizard].

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In the right pane, right-click Audio Device, and then click Delete

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When prompted, click Yes

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Close Registry Editor.

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Now, capture video in Movie Maker from your analog video camera or VCR.