Err Msg: Importing the Movie Failed. Error -50 (168352)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01a for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q168352

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to play a video (.avi) file on a Web page using Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.01 for Macintosh, the following error message may occur:
Importing the movie failed.
Error -50

CAUSE

This error message occurs when the .avi file has been encoded with a unsupported compression/decompression software (codec). Some .avi files can be played correctly while others, using an unsupported codec, may produce error messages.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/23/2003
Keywords:kberrmsg KB168352
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