Loading Movie Maker - error message

It was version 2.1, re-installed by downloading from Microsoft website.
Found out since posting my question and by reading through several
associated threads that others have had exactly the same problem.
It seems to be down to the version of Internet Explorer that's installed, ie
I have version 7, and it won't run with version 7. So since I have
uninstalled version 7, and automatically re-installed version 6. Now Movie
Maker works.
As others have stated, this seems an obvious error that Microsoft could fix
and save us all a lot of wasted time.
Since uninstalling I am now being automatically asked to update to IE
version 7 again, which I am declining.
Unfortunately (and this is a problem I can live with) Real Player still
doesn't open without crashing.
Many thanks for your response.
--
Boysie


"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> Which version?
> How did you re-install?
> What changes have you made to your pc since it last worked?
> Have you tried system restore back to when it did work properly?
> http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutor...temRestore.htm
>
> --
>
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.myvideoproblems.com
>
>
> "boysie" <boysie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C96769BE-21BD-4BFD-9FAA-37CB5D27D3AD@microsoft.com...

> > Keep getting an error message "Windows Movie Maker has encountered a
> > problem
> > and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." when I try to
> > open
> > Movie Maker. Have re-installed recently, but no joy. Same error message
> > appears when I try to open Real Player, but not Quick Time.
> > Can anyone help?
> > Thanks,
> > --
> > Boysie

>
>
>

Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 7
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...d=4516A6F7-5D4...


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:36:01 -0700, boysie <boysie@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Since uninstalling I am now being automatically asked to update to IE
>version 7 again, which I am declining.

Thanks a lot for this post, I was having the exact same problem and it really
is rather bothersome.

So there's no way to get it to work with IE 7? I'd hate to have to
re-install IE6 just to make a movie.

Tried the link, and grateful to you for advising me of ot, but for some
reason Microsoft says it faila, and redirects to other possible sites.
--
Boysie


"Gord Dibben" wrote:

> Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 7
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...d=4516A6F7-5D4...
>
>
> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:36:01 -0700, boysie <boysie@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>

> >Since uninstalling I am now being automatically asked to update to IE
> >version 7 again, which I am declining.

>
>

Suppose not until Microsoft provide a fix. But then there are probably other
ways to make a movie - just that Movie Maker comes for free.
--
Boysie


"Lauren" wrote:

> Thanks a lot for this post, I was having the exact same problem and it really
> is rather bothersome.
>
> So there's no way to get it to work with IE 7? I'd hate to have to
> re-install IE6 just to make a movie.

boysie wrote:

> Tried the link, and grateful to you for advising me of ot, but for
> some reason Microsoft says it faila, and redirects to other possible
> sites.
>

>> Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 7
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...d=4516A6F7-5D4...
>>
>>
>> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

====================================
The newsreader clipped the link Gord posted...
here's the full link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.
aspx?FamilyId=4516A6F7-5D44-482B-9D
BD-869B4A90159C&displaylang=en

Here's a TinyURL version
http://tinyurl.com/kwkgt

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Try this one.........worked 20 seconds ago.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en


Gord

On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:16:00 -0700, boysie <boysie@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Tried the link, and grateful to you for advising me of ot, but for some
>reason Microsoft says it faila, and redirects to other possible sites.
>--
>Boysie
>
>
>"Gord Dibben" wrote:
>

>> Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 7
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...d=4516A6F7-5D4...
>>
>>
>> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>>
>> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:36:01 -0700, boysie <boysie@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote:
>>

>> >Since uninstalling I am now being automatically asked to update to IE
>> >version 7 again, which I am declining.

>>
>>

That worked - thanks
--
Boysie


"Gord Dibben" wrote:

> Try this one.........worked 20 seconds ago.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>
>
> Gord
>
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:16:00 -0700, boysie <boysie@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>

> >Tried the link, and grateful to you for advising me of ot, but for some
> >reason Microsoft says it faila, and redirects to other possible sites.
> >--
> >Boysie
> >
> >
> >"Gord Dibben" wrote:
> >

> >> Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 7
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...d=4516A6F7-5D4...
> >>
> >>
> >> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
> >>
> >> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:36:01 -0700, boysie <boysie@discussions.microsoft.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Since uninstalling I am now being automatically asked to update to IE
> >> >version 7 again, which I am declining.
> >>
> >>

>
>