Help with a MSWMM file please!

[SunshineD]

can anybody help me? i have a file on a disc (MSWMM) and when i try to download it on to my laptop it says it cant find the software for it. its 87.0 kb so something must be there! it's also a very special file to me as it's a video of my lovely mum! if anybody can shed any light on this i wouild be so greatful. Sorry if i've put this on the wrong forum. thank you.

 

[pbcopter]

A MSWMM is a Windows Movie Maker project file. Unfortunately, it does not contain any video hence the small size (87.0 kBs).

It is like a recipe to create a movie and needs the ingredients (video files, etc.) to accomplish the task.

When was it created? Do you still have the computer that it was created on?

 

[SunshineD]

hiya thank you for your reply. it was created 12 years ago! on my old E-machine! but i put a copy of it on a disc! im running windows 7 but my boyfriend has an XP machine, i put the disc in there and nothing! im gutted as this video means a lot to me. i should have saved it as a different file maybe? can you think of any other suggestions? thanks so much for your response though, i appreciate that! if i could open this file and see my beautiful mum once again id be the happiest person alive! but ive a feeling it wont happen ....

 

[pbcopter]

Unfortunately, you need the other files that were used when the Movie Maker project file was created to end up with the movie itself. I wish I was the bearer of better news.

Do you still have the E-machine or its hard drive?

If you open the .MSWMM file with Windows Movie Maker, you can find where the original video files were stored on the E-machine.

 

[SunshineD]

thank you for your reply. yes i do have the emachine but it's not working at the mo! for some reason it wont load up when i switch it on! it says cant find operating system! and i am useless at stuff like that! but i know what you mean.