Microsoft KB Archive/272368

= &quot;File Cannot Be Found&quot; Message When You Select a Clip in Windows Movie Maker =

Article ID: 272368

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q272368



SYMPTOMS
When you select a clip in Microsoft Windows Movie Maker, you may receive the following message:

The file :\ \  cannot be found would you like to browse for it?



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you delete the source media file, move it to another location or drive, or if you import the file from a removable storage device (CD-ROM, removable hard disk, and so on), and then disconnect or remove the device.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior:
 * 1) Locate the source file if it has been removed.
 * 2) Re-attach the removable media on which the source file is stored.
 * 3) Restore the source file if it has been deleted.



MORE INFORMATION
When you import a file into Windows Movie Maker, it is cataloged in the Collections database (Windows Movie Maker.col). This process does not make a copy of the source content or modify it in any way.

Additional query words: wmm

Keywords: kberrmsg kbfaq kbprb KB272368

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