"Unsupported Format" Error Message Appears When You Change the Pixel Format in Video for Windows (296736)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1

This article was previously published under Q296736

SYMPTOMS

When you set the pixel format in the Microsoft Video for Windows (VfW) program, the following error message appears:

Unsupported video format

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	11/19/2003
Keywords:	kbbug kbfix KB296736