Your WMM should play in both the Storyboard and Time-line views.
You might try repairing your WMM ( if it doesn't play in Storyboard) via Windows Automatic Updates.
Are you sure you are on the Time-line? 'Cause you won't see movement in Storyboard view.
Can you see the addition of media on the Time-line or Storyboard? Are you pressing the Play button in the Preview pane? Unless the media is not in the correct format for use in Windows Movie Maker, there is no reason why the media shouldn't play.
You can't play video files created on WMM v2.6 on the earlier version 2.1 of Windows Movie Maker (XP).
Import your media items (pictures, video, music). Drag them down into the tracks of the Time-line or into the Storyboard. Click Play in the Preview pane to see the results.
You need to convert Quicktime videos to a format compatible with Windows Movie Maker.
You can't play unsupported file extensions in Windows Movie Maker. You have to convert the file to a format compatible with the program.
No, there is no way to add a "Play" screen to WMM (Windows Movie Maker) videos. Movie Maker is a very basic video editing program with limited features.
There is no software that can play Imovie for Windows. Imovie is meant for Mac users. For Windows users, they can edit movie by using Windows Movie Maker.
save them then use windows DVD maker to make the DVD
You can't get any projects from Windows Movie Maker (Vista) to play on Windows Movie XP. Windows Movie Maker project files (MSWMM) need to access the original source files in order to play the project. Therefore, if the original source files are not available on the system you are attempting to open the project file on, then the can't be displayed.The only way you can get a Windows Movie Maker project file (no matter what version) to display on another computer is by first Publishing or Finishing the movie. This process mixes down (exports) audio and video properties into a Standard Viewing Format.
Click on Import Media. Browse for the video file you want to use. Import it into Windows Movie Maker. Then drag the video from the Imported Media pane into either the Storyboard or Time-line view of the program.Press Play in the Preview Pane to see results.
You can't reverse media of any type in Windows Movie Maker.