Re: AVI used to work, is now broken



Rx
07-09-2005, 09:37 PM
Your script fixed my "class not registered" bug in Windows Movie Maker.
Re: Error- Windows Movie Maker - Class Not Registered
I too had just uninstalled WinAVI. That was the "bad guy".

"Rehan" wrote:

> Your problem tinkered my interest.. so I went ahead and reproduced it. Yes
> WinAVI's installer is a rogue installer it does not reinstate the system in
> original state when uninstalled.
>
> After much acrobat with System Restore's, GSpot's reports, registry change
> logs.. I was able to trace the problem to one of the DLL installed by this
> program "q3dv.dll". This is an old version of Microsoft's DV Codec renamed
> from orginal name qdv.dll. WinAVI installer registers it for its own use but
> does not reregisters the original DLL when uninstalled.
>
> Two most safe solutions out of many...
>
> After uninstalling the program:
>
> 1. Reinstall latest DirectX
>
> or
>
> 2. Register the original DLL manually:
> The file is "C:\Windows\System32\qdv.dll".
> Locate it in windows explorer.
> Open Start->Run dialog, type "regsvr32" without quotes
> then drag the qdv.dll file into the run dialog.
> the line in Run dialog should now read: regsvr32
> C:\Windows\System32\qdv.dll
> Press Enter
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> --
> Rehan
> www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows MovieMaker
>
>
>
> "CelticValley" <CelticValley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D3E6F7B8-26B0-4C5B-86FC-2FF08B6A3AE0@microsoft.com...
> > Good news (and bad). I downloaded GSpot recommended on many other posts,
> > much better than AVIcodec mentioned in my previous post. I found that it
> > was
> > not uninstalling codex packs that got me, but uninstalling WinAVI
> > converter
> > which I had downloaded to try but didn't want to keep (see
> > www.winavi.com).
> > By re-installing it I am back working again. This is the good.
> >
> > The Bad is that I do not want to keep this program. I want to uninstall
> > it
> > and get my previous state back from before I installed it the first time.
> > Any ideas? I may end up contacting WinAVI on this one.
> >
> > thanks,
> > Kenneth
> >
> >
>
>
>

Rehan
07-09-2005, 09:37 PM
I am glad it worked for you.
Thanks for the feedback.

--
Rehan
MS MVP (Digital Media)
www.rehanfx.org -- get effects & transitions for MM2


Rx wrote:
> Your script fixed my "class not registered" bug in Windows Movie Maker.
> Re: Error- Windows Movie Maker - Class Not Registered
> I too had just uninstalled WinAVI. That was the "bad guy".
>
> "Rehan" wrote:
>
>
>>Your problem tinkered my interest.. so I went ahead and reproduced it. Yes
>>WinAVI's installer is a rogue installer it does not reinstate the system in
>>original state when uninstalled.
>>
>>After much acrobat with System Restore's, GSpot's reports, registry change
>>logs.. I was able to trace the problem to one of the DLL installed by this
>>program "q3dv.dll". This is an old version of Microsoft's DV Codec renamed
>>from orginal name qdv.dll. WinAVI installer registers it for its own use but
>>does not reregisters the original DLL when uninstalled.
>>
>>Two most safe solutions out of many...
>>
>>After uninstalling the program:
>>
>>1. Reinstall latest DirectX
>>
>>or
>>
>>2. Register the original DLL manually:
>> The file is "C:\Windows\System32\qdv.dll".
>> Locate it in windows explorer.
>> Open Start->Run dialog, type "regsvr32" without quotes
>> then drag the qdv.dll file into the run dialog.
>> the line in Run dialog should now read: regsvr32
>>C:\Windows\System32\qdv.dll
>> Press Enter
>>
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>
>>--
>>Rehan
>>www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows MovieMaker
>>
>>
>>
>>"CelticValley" <CelticValley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>news:D3E6F7B8-26B0-4C5B-86FC-2FF08B6A3AE0@microsoft.com...
>>
>>>Good news (and bad). I downloaded GSpot recommended on many other posts,
>>>much better than AVIcodec mentioned in my previous post. I found that it
>>>was
>>>not uninstalling codex packs that got me, but uninstalling WinAVI
>>>converter
>>>which I had downloaded to try but didn't want to keep (see
>>>www.winavi.com).
>>>By re-installing it I am back working again. This is the good.
>>>
>>>The Bad is that I do not want to keep this program. I want to uninstall
>>>it
>>>and get my previous state back from before I installed it the first time.
>>>Any ideas? I may end up contacting WinAVI on this one.
>>>
>>>thanks,
>>>Kenneth
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>


--
Rehan
MS MVP (Digital Media)
www.rehanfx.org -- get effects & transitions for MM2


Re: AVI used to work, is now broken