XP: How to Reinstall Windows Movie Maker

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If you are experiencing problems with Windows Movie Maker, you can reinstall it by following this Tech Recipe:


1. Insert your Windows XP CD.

2. Navigate to the inf folder in your Windows directory (example: c:\Windows\inf) or click the Start button, select Run , and type %systemroot%\inf.

3. Right-click moviemk.inf and select Install.

 

15 Comments -


  1. compute said on October 30, 2008

    5 stars… BUT Browse the D: or E: drive folks!!! : )

  2. ria dianne said on November 23, 2008

    What if you don’t have the Windows XP CD ?

  3. yuurr face. said on December 23, 2008

    exactly. can anyone answer this question? :(

  4. Jim Malenko said on May 28, 2009

    Try C:WindowsServicePackFilesi386 – moviemk.inf exists there too on my machine.

  5. Omar said on June 10, 2009

    Thanks man! this worked. twas trying to re-install it ever since.

  6. Omar said on June 10, 2009

    Yeah, that’s the thing, had to figure it out, but got it done

  7. Selly said on June 22, 2010

    I don’t have CD…What to do!!!!

  8. Lisa said on November 14, 2010

    So, I’m not much of a computer expert, but I followed the advice above, and then instead of inserting the CD, I clicked browse. If you go through the C:/Windows file (it’s very large with lots of files in it) and then find the file called ServicePackFiles. Then you go to i386. If you sort through there, you should be able to find MovieMaker file and the reinstall should work.

    C:WindowsServicePackFilesi386

    I had to browse for it myself, I couldn’t just insert the above filepath.

  9. Ardit Hyka said on December 27, 2010

    DOWNLOAD WINDOWS XP SP3.exe about 316MB, extract it to: C:WINDOWSinf and then do this:
    Click the Start button, select Run , and type %systemroot%inf.
    Right-click moviemk.inf and select Install

  10. Skyless said on January 20, 2011

    thank u. it saved my life. :D
    Cheers

  11. Non said on February 12, 2011

    then just go to run then put inf in

  12. Matt the problem solver said on March 21, 2011

    dude guys you have to browse files select one, then go back to your files, drag the file into your desktop, and your good to go! You dont need a cd

  13. Mikeleone said on March 29, 2011

    if I delete and reinstall windows movie maker, will I lose the one hour long project I’m working on that’s saved? Will I be able to open it up in the newly installed WMM????

  14. Jcatani said on July 20, 2011

    i tried and it does’nt give me a choice to extract to a different location

  15. Jcatani said on July 20, 2011

    i tried and it does’nt give me a choice to extract to a different location

 

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