Original Thumbnail Image Remains in Collections Area After the File Is Overwritten (265558)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

This article was previously published under Q265558

SYMPTOMS

When you take a picture using Windows Movie Maker, if you click the Camera icon, type a new name in the File name box, and then click Save, if the Windows Movie Maker photo has the same file name as an existing photo, the original file is overwritten. However, the clip with the thumbnail image of the original photo remains in the collections area.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, delete the clip that you do not want. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. In the right pane of the Windows Movie Maker collections area, click the clip that you do not want.
  2. On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click Yes.

STATUS

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

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/14/2006
Keywords:kbfile kbprb KB265558