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Error message when you try to synchronize video files in Windows Media Player 10

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to synchronize some Motion Pictures Expert Group 2 (MPEG2) or Audio Video Interleaved (AVI) video files in Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 to one of the following devices, the video file is not copied to the device:

A Microsoft Windows Mobile-based Portable Media Center device
A Microsoft Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC device
A Smartphone device
A video-capable device

Additionally, you receive one of the following error messages:

80040212

Memory could not be allocated because no size has been set.

800706BE

The remote procedure call failed.

80010105

The server threw an exception.

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CAUSE

This issue may be caused by an incompatible or older version of the MPEG2 decoder or AVI codec that is installed on your computer.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, contact your portable device vendor or decoder/codec vendor to inquire about the availability of an update that supports the conversion functionality in Windows Media Player 10.

For information about your hardware manufacturer, visit the following Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/vendors/en-us

(http://support.microsoft.com/gp/vendors/en-us)

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MORE INFORMATION

Most video files must be converted to a different format before the file can be copied to a Portable Media Center, Pocket PC, Smartphone, or other video-capable device.

The following DVD decoders function correctly in Windows Media Player 10:

Intervideo WinDVD
Cyberlink PowerDVD
NVIDIA NVDVD Decoder

For more information about Cyberlink PowerDVD, visit the following Cyberlink PowerDVD Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33485

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33485)

For more information about NVIDIA NVDVD Decoder, visit the following NVIDIA NVDVD Decoder Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33486

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33486)

For more information about Intervideo WinDVD, visit the following Intervideo DVD Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=19908

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=19908)

If you are not sure which decoder is installed on your computer, install the Windows XP DVD Decoder Checkup Utility. To download the utility, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=34924

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=34924)

You can use this utility to do the following:

Identify the MPEG-2 decoders that are installed on your computer.
Identify whether the decoders are compatible with Windows Media Player 10.
Choose which installed decoder you want Windows Media Player 10 to use when it synchronizes DVR-MS files to a portable device.

Sometimes, the utility will suggest a Web site where an updated decoder might be available. If the program indicates that you do not have an MPEG-2 decoder installed, consider purchasing one from a vendor.

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