I have a digital camera that is recognized by my laptop [MS XP Pro SP2]. It
also captures video. Once transferred, the videos appear with the ‘REAL
Video’ Icon. I want the files to be recognized as Windows Media files. I
know there is an ‘Open With’ option but I believe that I run the risk of
making it unusable to either application. My ultimate goal is to edit the
video clips with MS Moviemaker. Advice sought

=?Utf-8?B?TWF1cmljZQ==?= <Maurice@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:202149CE-19B4-42B0-8DF9-4769087E736B@microsoft.com:

> I have a digital camera that is recognized by my laptop [MS XP Pro SP2].
> It also captures video. Once transferred, the videos appear with the
> ‘REAL Video’ Icon. I want the files to be recognized as Windows
> Media files. I know there is an ‘Open With’ option but I believe
> that I run the risk of making it unusable to either application. My
> ultimate goal is to edit the video clips with MS Moviemaker. Advice
> sought

Real has associated itself with that particular file extension. That simply
means it's the default application to open that file type. You can either
change the association or open Windows Media Player and navigate to the file
and then play it. Changing the association should not make the file
unusable.

Followed the advice but now have the message: The selected file has an
extension (MOV) that is not recognized by Windows Media Player. Can I rename
the file with an extension of .WMV? Please advise


"Fuzzy Logic" wrote:

> =?Utf-8?B?TWF1cmljZQ==?= <Maurice@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> news:202149CE-19B4-42B0-8DF9-4769087E736B@microsoft.com:
>
> > I have a digital camera that is recognized by my laptop [MS XP Pro SP2].
> > It also captures video. Once transferred, the videos appear with the
> > ‘REAL Video’ Icon. I want the files to be recognized as Windows
> > Media files. I know there is an ‘Open With’ option but I believe
> > that I run the risk of making it unusable to either application. My
> > ultimate goal is to edit the video clips with MS Moviemaker. Advice
> > sought
>
> Real has associated itself with that particular file extension. That simply
> means it's the default application to open that file type. You can either
> change the association or open Windows Media Player and navigate to the file
> and then play it. Changing the association should not make the file
> unusable.
>
>
>

=?Utf-8?B?TWF1cmljZQ==?= <Maurice@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:A58334E7-F9BC-447E-8981-5FCC6C228152@microsoft.com:

> Followed the advice but now have the message: The selected file has an
> extension (MOV) that is not recognized by Windows Media Player. Can I
> rename the file with an extension of .WMV? Please advise

..MOV files are typically Apple QuickTime format and will not play in Windows
Media Player. Renamining the extension will not help. The file needs to be
converted to a format that Media Player supports.

More info here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992

> "Fuzzy Logic" wrote:
>
>> =?Utf-8?B?TWF1cmljZQ==?= <Maurice@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> news:202149CE-19B4-42B0-8DF9-4769087E736B@microsoft.com:
>>
>> > I have a digital camera that is recognized by my laptop [MS XP Pro
>> > SP2].
>> > It also captures video. Once transferred, the videos appear with
>> > the
>> > ‘REAL Video’ Icon. I want the files to be recognized as
>> > Windows Media files. I know there is an ‘Open With’
>> > option but I believe that I run the risk of making it unusable to
>> > either application. My ultimate goal is to edit the video clips with
>> > MS Moviemaker. Advice sought
>>
>> Real has associated itself with that particular file extension. That
>> simply means it's the default application to open that file type. You
>> can either change the association or open Windows Media Player and
>> navigate to the file and then play it. Changing the association should
>> not make the file unusable.
>>
>>
>>
>