How can I play a Quicktime (.mov) file in windows media player?

My computer (Vista) downloaded my videos from my camera to the .mov format.  I have quicktime on my computer and can be read using this software.  But I want to import videos in Windows Movie Maker and Movie Maker does not recognize the .mov file.  Help, please!  I'm doing videos at home for the holidays.

Hi Junkmendall,

Welcome on the site of Microsoft Windows Vista Community.

Some audio and video file formats are not supported in Windows Movie Maker and cannot be imported. Movie Maker is not compatible with QuickTime .mov files. However, if you have a video or audio file that is not supported, you can use a video editing software not Microsoft to convert the file into a format supported by Windows Movie Maker to perform a search online for video conversion software to find one that fits your needs (check the file formats that are supported by Window Movie Maker http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Import-video-files-pictures-and-audio-into-Windows-Movie-Maker) and then import the video file or an audio resulting in Windows Movie Maker. Some files also require you to install a codec before you can use the files in Windows Movie Maker.

IMOPRTANT NOTE: Using third-party software can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly or may lead to serious problems. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

Let me know if that does or does not work. Good luck!

Hope it will be useful.

Thank you and best regards,

Kadoch - Microsoft Support

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