Title and Credit not working

I click on the side bar (edit titles and credits) thats fine...Then i get the
5 options of where i want my titles...those all seem to work as well. Then
once i click one of them it takes me to an empty text box, below it says
"done, add title to movie" and "cancel." Then below those are the other two
options "animation" and "font and color." That all seems to be fine. I can
type in the text box, but can't do much else. When i hit done...nothing
happens. I can hit change text font and color and it takes me to another
screen that seems to let me choose fonts and colors and such (i'm not sure
cuz i never see an end product) Then if i click change title animation i get
an empty text box with nothing but a grey line. (I'm assuming there is
supposed to be a list of choices and the grey line is the highlighter). So
thats it. I'm not really sure what else i can do! Any help would be greatly
appreciated. I only recently updated with the service pack 2 and got this
new movie maker. I've uninstalled and reinstalled twice and it still had the
same result. Thanks again for the help.

Hello Raerae,
After you type the words then press ENTER key NOT Done choice. Try it again.

--Rino


"raerae" <raerae@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:316A0449-1CF8-4B5C-8FA8-0A0FFD3EE11A@microsoft.com...
I click on the side bar (edit titles and credits) thats fine...Then i get the
5 options of where i want my titles...those all seem to work as well. Then
once i click one of them it takes me to an empty text box, below it says
"done, add title to movie" and "cancel." Then below those are the other two
options "animation" and "font and color." That all seems to be fine. I can
type in the text box, but can't do much else. When i hit done...nothing
happens. I can hit change text font and color and it takes me to another
screen that seems to let me choose fonts and colors and such (i'm not sure
cuz i never see an end product) Then if i click change title animation i get
an empty text box with nothing but a grey line. (I'm assuming there is
supposed to be a list of choices and the grey line is the highlighter). So
thats it. I'm not really sure what else i can do! Any help would be greatly
appreciated. I only recently updated with the service pack 2 and got this
new movie maker. I've uninstalled and reinstalled twice and it still had the
same result. Thanks again for the help.

Hi Raerae,
Can you change to the correct way to use a PC?
When you type something DO NOT use Mouse device BUT instead uses ENTER key which found in your Keyboard to execute what you has
typed.

I noticed you used your Mouse most of the time. Can you NOT use it -- hide it or place inside your drawer?

Believe me I can go without a Mouse device and I surf more faster in any PC application.

Google for keyboard shortcuts and practice them.

--Rino
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"raerae" <raerae@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:316A0449-1CF8-4B5C-8FA8-0A0FFD3EE11A@microsoft.com...
I click on the side bar (edit titles and credits) thats fine...Then i get the
5 options of where i want my titles...those all seem to work as well. Then
once i click one of them it takes me to an empty text box, below it says
"done, add title to movie" and "cancel." Then below those are the other two
options "animation" and "font and color." That all seems to be fine. I can
type in the text box, but can't do much else. When i hit done...nothing
happens. I can hit change text font and color and it takes me to another
screen that seems to let me choose fonts and colors and such (i'm not sure
cuz i never see an end product) Then if i click change title animation i get
an empty text box with nothing but a grey line. (I'm assuming there is
supposed to be a list of choices and the grey line is the highlighter). So
thats it. I'm not really sure what else i can do! Any help would be greatly
appreciated. I only recently updated with the service pack 2 and got this
new movie maker. I've uninstalled and reinstalled twice and it still had the
same result. Thanks again for the help.

I tried pushing enter and it still didn't work. I don't get a preview or
anything. No error comes up, there is nothing. It seems like the program
itself is not right? Is there a chance of that? Is there anything else that
could be done??

raerae wrote:

> I tried pushing enter and it still didn't work. I don't get a preview or
> anything. No error comes up, there is nothing. It seems like the program
> itself is not right? Is there a chance of that? Is there anything else that
> could be done??

I have the same problem, if you click 'done' nothing happens, if you
press 'Enter' as people suggest, all that happens is that you get an
extra line feed-cr in the title line and still nothing happens.

To Both Raerae & John,
Did you follow this precaution & check-up before you install xp2?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx

Try this: Windows Movie Maker 2 unexpectedly quits after you add a title, a video transition, or a video effect

and this: Windows XP SP2 Support Center

Or: How to Remove SP2 and use the old MM2 instead

Because MM2 is bugs free: Windows XP Winter Fun Pack for Windows Movie Maker 2

We all started here: Get Started with Windows Movie Maker and Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2: Visual QuickStart Guide

Good Luck & All The Best,
--Rino



"johnclarke" <john.h.clarke@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:cXTEd.752$yM6.399@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
raerae wrote:

> I tried pushing enter and it still didn't work. I don't get a preview or
> anything. No error comes up, there is nothing. It seems like the program
> itself is not right? Is there a chance of that? Is there anything else that
> could be done??

I have the same problem, if you click 'done' nothing happens, if you
press 'Enter' as people suggest, all that happens is that you get an
extra line feed-cr in the title line and still nothing happens.

Hello there,

Its possible that the text "is" there but is not being displayed because
of something called DirectDraw not functioning well (This is a guess by the
way) To eliminate it try the following...

1) Download the full version of DirectX Ver 9.0c, Media Player 9 (10 if you
prefer), and Service Pack 2(SP2).

2) Reboot you computer and Install DirectX

3) Reboot again and install Windows Media Player

4) Reboot yet again and install Service Pack 2

5) Reboot one more time

Yes it sounds very tedious, but if you want to be certain all file locks are
removed so that the correct files can be installed this is the way you have
to go.

It is very important that you only download the full versions of these
programs and that you DO NOT attempt an install over the internet.

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"johnclarke" <john.h.clarke@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> raerae wrote:

>> I tried pushing enter and it still didn't work. I don't get a preview or
>> anything. No error comes up, there is nothing. It seems like the
>> program itself is not right? Is there a chance of that? Is there
>> anything else that could be done??

> I have the same problem, if you click 'done' nothing happens, if you press
> 'Enter' as people suggest, all that happens is that you get an extra line
> feed-cr in the title line and still nothing happens.

Strange problem. A few things you can try:

It's possible the system has incorrectly placed the titling transform on
it's ignore list.
1. Make sure Movie maker is shutdown.
2. Choose "Start" | "Run"
3. Type "regedit.exe" (no quotes) and Enter.
4. In Regedit, navigate to the following keys, and delete them (as well
as any child nodes they may contain):

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\{ CC7BFB46-F175-11D1-A392-00
E0291F3959}

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\{ CC7BFB47-F175-11D1-A392-00
E0291F3959}
5. Launch MM and look to see if you've got your titles back.

There could be a problem with the titling transform not being registered or
registered incorrectly.
1. In the Start->Run box copy and run these lines:
regsvr32 /u "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2fxa.dll"
regsvr32 "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2fxa.dll"


You might try adjusting your video acceleration trouble shooting setting:
1. In the control panel open the Display panel.
2. Choose the Settings tab on the Display panel.
3. Choose the Troubleshoot tab on the settings dialog.
4. Slide the Hardware acceleration slider one to the left.
5. Close and Re-open Movie Maker

Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Cheers,
Mike [MS]

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I'm new at using this program. But I can't get the title and credit to
work.
I've uninstalled and reinstalled it, and it still isn't working. The
animation option just has a blank box. I can type in the words...but if i
hit done...nothing happens!?
Can anyone help me?



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