Reinstall Movie Maker 2.1

Getting some errors on starting MM - Windows installer wants to run and
install from a location that does not exist and neither does the program it
wants to lauch from. I read an old post from PapaJohn that said to go to ....
and right click on the inf file and select install. Well, I do not have a
selection from a right click to install, and a dbl click launches Notepad.

Any help would be appreciated.

JustUs wrote:
> Getting some errors on starting MM - Windows installer wants to run
> and install from a location that does not exist and neither does the
> program it wants to lauch from. I read an old post from PapaJohn that
> said to go to .... and right click on the inf file and select
> install. Well, I do not have a selection from a right click to
> install, and a dbl click launches Notepad.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
========================================
What are the errors and when do you receive them?

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J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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

The problem occured while MM was loading even though it loaded and appeared
to be fully functional.

I found an old version (2.0) and installed it and the Windows Installer no
longer executes. If you clicked cancel, it just kept coming back. The only
way to terminate it was via taskmanager (rundll...). However, then MM would
close as well. If I ignored it the MM seemed to work OK. Though I no longer
have the problem of Windows Installer wanting to install a program at a
location that no longer exists, I am now running 2.0 instead of 2.1.

The second issue comes from a 4 year old posting by PapaJohn that said that
you could right click on the Movie Maker inf file in the INF folder and
choose install. However, INSTALL is not an option that shows with the right
click, and a dbl left opens Notepad. So somehow we need to get INSTALL back
on the right click.

"John Inzer" wrote:

> JustUs wrote:
> > Getting some errors on starting MM - Windows installer wants to run
> > and install from a location that does not exist and neither does the
> > program it wants to lauch from. I read an old post from PapaJohn that
> > said to go to .... and right click on the inf file and select
> > install. Well, I do not have a selection from a right click to
> > install, and a dbl click launches Notepad.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> ========================================
> What are the errors and when do you receive them?
>
> --
>
> J. Inzer MS-MVP
> Digital Media Experience
>
> 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
>
>
>

My current info is on my website's Setup Movie Maker > MM2.1 page.

Maybe you have your mouse configured to left click instead of right...
--
PapaJohn
www.papajohn.org


"JustUs" <JustUs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E1E83279-0F9D-4797-9F88-F76798C15D43@microsoft.com...
> The problem occured while MM was loading even though it loaded and
> appeared
> to be fully functional.
>
> I found an old version (2.0) and installed it and the Windows Installer no
> longer executes. If you clicked cancel, it just kept coming back. The only
> way to terminate it was via taskmanager (rundll...). However, then MM
> would
> close as well. If I ignored it the MM seemed to work OK. Though I no
> longer
> have the problem of Windows Installer wanting to install a program at a
> location that no longer exists, I am now running 2.0 instead of 2.1.
>
> The second issue comes from a 4 year old posting by PapaJohn that said
> that
> you could right click on the Movie Maker inf file in the INF folder and
> choose install. However, INSTALL is not an option that shows with the
> right
> click, and a dbl left opens Notepad. So somehow we need to get INSTALL
> back
> on the right click.
>
> "John Inzer" wrote:
>
>> JustUs wrote:
>> > Getting some errors on starting MM - Windows installer wants to run
>> > and install from a location that does not exist and neither does the
>> > program it wants to lauch from. I read an old post from PapaJohn that
>> > said to go to .... and right click on the inf file and select
>> > install. Well, I do not have a selection from a right click to
>> > install, and a dbl click launches Notepad.
>> >
>> > Any help would be appreciated.
>> ========================================
>> What are the errors and when do you receive them?
>>
>> --
>>
>> J. Inzer MS-MVP
>> Digital Media Experience
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>

JustUs wrote:
> The problem occured while MM was loading even though it loaded and
> appeared to be fully functional.
>
> I found an old version (2.0) and installed it and the Windows
> Installer no longer executes. If you clicked cancel, it just kept
> coming back. The only way to terminate it was via taskmanager
> (rundll...). However, then MM would close as well. If I ignored it
> the MM seemed to work OK. Though I no longer have the problem of
> Windows Installer wanting to install a program at a location that no
> longer exists, I am now running 2.0 instead of 2.1.
>
> The second issue comes from a 4 year old posting by PapaJohn that
> said that you could right click on the Movie Maker inf file in the
> INF folder and choose install. However, INSTALL is not an option that
> shows with the right click, and a dbl left opens Notepad. So somehow
> we need to get INSTALL back on the right click.
>
> "John Inzer" wrote:
===============================
Which Windows service pack are you running?
SP2? SP3?

I think the best bet may be to do a system
restore to a time before the issue began.

Maybe the following article will offer some ideas:

What can I do if I upgrade to Windows
XP SP2 and Windows Movie Maker 2.1
is not installed successfully?
http://tinyurl.com/65pfo
or...
http://blogs.msdn.com/deanro/archive...18/355050.aspx

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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

Mouse is just fine. Got 2.1 installed. Had SP2 on CD, Extracted the files it
wanted, now have 2.1, and no Windows Installer dialog.

"PapaJohn" wrote:

> My current info is on my website's Setup Movie Maker > MM2.1 page.
>
> Maybe you have your mouse configured to left click instead of right...
> --
> PapaJohn
> www.papajohn.org
>
>
> "JustUs" <JustUs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E1E83279-0F9D-4797-9F88-F76798C15D43@microsoft.com...
> > The problem occured while MM was loading even though it loaded and
> > appeared
> > to be fully functional.
> >
> > I found an old version (2.0) and installed it and the Windows Installer no
> > longer executes. If you clicked cancel, it just kept coming back. The only
> > way to terminate it was via taskmanager (rundll...). However, then MM
> > would
> > close as well. If I ignored it the MM seemed to work OK. Though I no
> > longer
> > have the problem of Windows Installer wanting to install a program at a
> > location that no longer exists, I am now running 2.0 instead of 2.1.
> >
> > The second issue comes from a 4 year old posting by PapaJohn that said
> > that
> > you could right click on the Movie Maker inf file in the INF folder and
> > choose install. However, INSTALL is not an option that shows with the
> > right
> > click, and a dbl left opens Notepad. So somehow we need to get INSTALL
> > back
> > on the right click.
> >
> > "John Inzer" wrote:
> >
> >> JustUs wrote:
> >> > Getting some errors on starting MM - Windows installer wants to run
> >> > and install from a location that does not exist and neither does the
> >> > program it wants to lauch from. I read an old post from PapaJohn that
> >> > said to go to .... and right click on the inf file and select
> >> > install. Well, I do not have a selection from a right click to
> >> > install, and a dbl click launches Notepad.
> >> >
> >> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >> ========================================
> >> What are the errors and when do you receive them?
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> J. Inzer MS-MVP
> >> Digital Media Experience
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Got 2.1 installed. Had SP2 on CD, Extracted the files it wanted, now have
2.1, and no Windows Installer dialog.

A restore point would not have worked, as I have never used the app until
the other day. ;)

Thanks all for the assist.


"John Inzer" wrote:

> JustUs wrote:
> > The problem occured while MM was loading even though it loaded and
> > appeared to be fully functional.
> >
> > I found an old version (2.0) and installed it and the Windows
> > Installer no longer executes. If you clicked cancel, it just kept
> > coming back. The only way to terminate it was via taskmanager
> > (rundll...). However, then MM would close as well. If I ignored it
> > the MM seemed to work OK. Though I no longer have the problem of
> > Windows Installer wanting to install a program at a location that no
> > longer exists, I am now running 2.0 instead of 2.1.
> >
> > The second issue comes from a 4 year old posting by PapaJohn that
> > said that you could right click on the Movie Maker inf file in the
> > INF folder and choose install. However, INSTALL is not an option that
> > shows with the right click, and a dbl left opens Notepad. So somehow
> > we need to get INSTALL back on the right click.
> >
> > "John Inzer" wrote:
> ===============================
> Which Windows service pack are you running?
> SP2? SP3?
>
> I think the best bet may be to do a system
> restore to a time before the issue began.
>
> Maybe the following article will offer some ideas:
>
> What can I do if I upgrade to Windows
> XP SP2 and Windows Movie Maker 2.1
> is not installed successfully?
> http://tinyurl.com/65pfo
> or...
> http://blogs.msdn.com/deanro/archive...18/355050.aspx
>
> --
>
> J. Inzer MS-MVP
> Digital Media Experience
>
> 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
>
>
>