Maybe somebody in here has some clue how to resolve this problem. I have a new PC running Vista Ultimate 32bit on it (64bit still causes problems with some games and that's the only reason i got the 32bit version). I got used to Vista and set up everything but there is one problem left. I regularly convert WMV videos to AVI or MPEG because my bloody DVD Player can't play WMV files. To convert, I use a freeware software called All to Avi you can get from Sourceforge. When I installed it on Vista, I was able to convert a few files but then suddenly a pop up window came up telling me "Mencoder.exe is not functional anymore". The Microsoft hint was to use an updated Win32 driver but it did not fix the problem. I can convert files again but All to AVI does not recognize the width and heigth anymore so I can forget about getting a good result. I also tried to convert a file with good ole Nero but it seems Nero is using the same decoder so it does not work either. :| I saw a posting on a forum telling that the user account control can cause this but even when I turn it off, I still have the same problem. Did anybody experience the same and has a solution? Or can tell me a free program for Vista (besides SUPER, tried it already) that uses a different encoder that actualy WORKS with fucking Vista?

Re: Vista problem with Mencoder.exe

lol i told u to turn off the use account control ( UAC ) the other day on msn :lol:

i,ll see what i can find

Re: Vista problem with Mencoder.exe

[URL]http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/99a95df6-04e6-46eb-bb65-6404cd215e641033.mspx[/URL]

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No go..started it in XP SP2 compatibility mode, ran it as Admin and it is still the same. Bugs the shit out of me lol.

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[URL]http://www.download.com/3120-2001_4-0.html?qt=wmv+to+avi&operatingSystems=8525433&licenseType=49&pltform=Windows&tag=dir.os[/URL]

i,ll stick that in here for future brousers of the post

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Yeah the AudioVideo_To_Exe program seems to work. Phew. Thanks a lot.

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Oh Vista...I love you already...after encoding a few files with AudioVideo_To_Exe I am now getting the same pop up again but this time it says "ffmpeg.exe is not functional anymore" WTF is going on with this OS and converting files. :evil: Does anybody convert files regularly with Vista and does not have this kind of problem?

Re: Vista problem with Mencoder.exe

try winavi - the best and fastest converter there is