i go in to a web page for movies click to download. All are windows
movies.some will download, others,when promted to save come up as file
type:movie page
save as:HTML Document  I hit save it immediately downloads but no movie. I

Here's an interesting situation, and while I'm pretty sure it's most
possible, I wanted to double check.  Here's the situation:
We have three foreign exchange students (Slovakia,Spain & Germany) we
thought, "Wow hey!  We should take home video so they could post to the 'net

I have a Canon ZR30MC digital video camera that for some reason is not
recognized by Windows XP  HE SP2.  I have also downloaded the patch
from the Windows Support site, but to no avail.  Have tried to hook up
the camera to three different computers (all running XP HE or PE) to no

I have an interesting problem.  My WMP 10 player plays fine with launched as
an application.  However, it doesn't seem to work if I'm trying to play video
from within a browser, e.g., CNN videos, CBSNEW videos, etc.
If I switch the player to RealPlayer, then the videos do play ...

Some movies or movie trailers from the internet have no video when played on
Media Player. The player runs but shows nothing. Sometimes there is sound,
but still no image.
Can anyone help?

Problem connecting a Canon GL1 camcorder via SIIG Combo USB 2.0 &
Firewire type II card S/N: JW7S40000589 JU-NPC012 to an IBM T40 laptop,
Windows XP SP2.
Situation:

I have a very annoying problem. Withe some downloaded movies, usually AVI
movies, the computer momentarily crashes the explorer, and then reloads in
about 10 seconds when I open the folder where they are located.It takes
about 5 seconds for the crash to occure It only happens if ...

Downloaded SP2 for Windows XP Home and immediately lost all video (not audio)
in both Real Player and Windows Media Player. Impacted all file types.
Removed each of these and reloaded "fresh" version - same problem.  Then
removed SP2 and presto - video returns.  

Is there any way to enlarge the viewing area of a 4:3 DVD when viewed on a
1680 x 1500 screen, even if it means losing some of the picture? Currently I
am using Windows Media Player 10 on a Samsung X50 notebook

I captured a video from my camcorder with the "high quality video (large)"
setting in Windows Movie Maker. I saw the resulting .wmv file in Windows
Media Player, the video was fine and fluid. Then I built my movie in Movie
Maker and saved it to my computer with the "high quality ...

Would like to import files into Movie Maker from a digital camcorder
connected to a PC running Windows XP through a USB port. How can this be done?
KC

It seems like right about the same time I installed SP2 I cant get any video
on my media players. I have tried ACE MEGA CODECS and SLD CODEC PAK nethier
to any avial. I surffed the web looking for a answer seems like I am not the
only one with the problem but no one has a answer ...

I am importing mp2 files into Movie Maker.  They run well by themselves, but
when I try to use the provided horizontal scroll bar, the picture freezes.  I
then stop and have to wait for the pc to display the current position of the
scroll bar.  Sometimes it takes a long time to ...

Just installed Service Pack 2 for XP Home edition.  Ever since I have been
unable to view downloaded video files (prior to installing SP2 never had any
problems). The viewer opens up and audio works but no video - just a dark
screen.  This occurs in both Real Player and Windows ...

I have been asked to stream a live broadcast from one location to three
others over the Internet.  The kicker is that I have a $0 budget to make
this work.  As far as the systems receiving the broadcast, that's not a
problem.  I'm thinking about the system for broadcasting.