Microsoft KB Archive/283397

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"This Application Cannot Use This File as a Clip" Error Message When You Use Sony MovieShaker

Article ID: 283397

Article Last Modified on 5/22/2002



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition



This article was previously published under Q283397

SYMPTOMS

When you try to use Sony MovieShaker version 1.2 to open an .avi file after you upgrade a Sony VAIO PCV-LX800 computer from Windows Millennium Edition (Me) to Windows XP, you may receive the following error message:

This application cannot use this file as a clip.

This error message also appears after an upgrade to Windows XP on a Sony VAIO PCV-R553DS computer that runs Windows 98 Second Edition and has MovieShaker version 1.1 installed.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because this version of Sony MovieShaker is not compatible with Windows XP.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

For information about how to contact Sony Electronics, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z


Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbnofix kb3rdparty KB283397