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mf.dll is missing from my pc

I have windows 8 and have been trying to use Windows Movie Maker but when I try to open it, I get a message saying that mf.dll is missing. I've searched online but I can't find them.

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Can’t log in from photo gallery

Hi all, I just downloaded essentials and it refuses to accept my windows login. I can log in to the cloud or other widows live accounts. I have changed the password and even tried to create a new account but it says it a …

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movie maker

how to add support to open files in movie maker, and resolve error code c00d11b1?

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getting a picture from an email

I went to a family event and forgot my camera. My Mom took pictures and emailed them to me. They are in the body of the email- not an attachment. How can I get them into Photo Gallery?

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Help with audio?

Hey guys, just wondering if I add a clip to Movie Maker (that also has its own audio) and then were to add another audio file to it, would it be possible to lower the audio volume of the clip, in MM? Or would that requir …

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Windows Live Movie Maker Excessive Problem.

Hello, I am Astelin and I am reporting an issue I excessively keep coming in to on Windows Live Movie Maker. Now, If there is anything I need to do I can, I am not dumb with computers I have a lot of knowledge with them. …

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Error 0x80040607

I am trying to fix the Windows Live installed in my computer when I got the error message Error 0x80040607 Initially, when I tried the Movie Maker, no images were showing in the preview pane so I tried to update/upgrade. …

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Movie maker

Movie Maker keeps on telling me that I dont have enough space on my computer for the movie to be saved, but I know I do. Its also not letting me burn the project onto a DVD. Every time I try to save my finished project a …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 13, 2013

Movie Maker cannot start

Hi everyone. I have a sony Vaio with windows 7 and I Recently recieved and update for windows essentials. I dont know if i had essentilss 11 or 12 but it updated and now movie make wont start. Whenever I open it, it says …

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Movie Maker Help!

Hi everyone. I have a sony Vaio with windows 7 and I Recently recieved and update for windows essentials. I dont know if i had essentilss 11 or 12 but it updated and now movie make wont start. Whenever I open it, it says …

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Photo Gallery and d drive pics

I have all my photos stored in an internal D Drive. I have a solid state C drive which I do not want to fill up with pictures. Photo gallery will not see the D drive. Any thoughts? Thanks, Edie

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Photo Gallery

When I double click on a photo in photo gallery to view or edit the background seems a cream color ,is this the norm???????

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audio not synced after saving movie

Hi there, I'm editing a .wmv recording of a webinar I completed at work earlier today. I edited several chunks of the webinar out by splitting and deleting sections, and I spliced in new audio by muting a certain section …

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Issues with movie maker

Working on a computer with Windows7business edition and I am trying to enter a video from movie maker into a powerpoint presentation and I get a message that states there is media format issue and I need to change to 64- …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 12, 2013