How can you fix Windows Movie Maker when it doesn't save your movie files?

Answer 1

Files that can't be opened in WMM (Windows Movie Maker) are very likely in the wrong format. These are the formats used by WMM:

• Video files: .asf, .avi, dvr-ms, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, and .wmv

• Audio files: .aif, .aifc, .aiff, .asf, .au, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, .wav, and .wma

• Picture files: .bmp, .dib, .emf, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff, and .wmf

To see if your file is compatible with the program, right-click the file and choose Properties from the drop-down menu that appears. Note the file name extension (format) and Default program that is currently opening the file.

If your file does not contain one of the extensions listed above, then you will need to convert it for use in WMM.

Answer 2

Make sure Automatic Updates is enabled (and that all updates were successfully downloaded and installed). This may fix any gliches in the program. I would also suggest doing some personal computer maintenance such as a disk-cleanup and defrag as bogged-down hard-drives spawn application issues.

If you've done all of this an are still unable to Save movie files, you may want to consider re-installing your particular version of Windows Movie Maker again.