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When I use any video program Iam unble to save the finished audio and video together. I can save audio on it's own or video on it's own. Used to be able to but then BAM! nothing. :cry: Using XP Home on HP desktop
Hope someone can help.
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As described, being able to export audio and video separately but not together (and seeing multiple editors fail or crash) points to a system-level problem that the editors all rely on — most commonly a codec/muxing filter or a sound-driver/Windows-audio service issue. As asked for a walkthrough, below is a compact, practical diagnostic sequence and fixes that work on Windows XP.

  • Quick isolation test: make a tiny test pair (short video + a WAV saved as 16‑bit 44.1 kHz PCM). Try a simple mux with a lightweight tool (VirtualDub or a command-line muxer). If that succeeds, the project settings or codecs used by the editors are the culprit; if it fails too, the problem is system-wide.

  • Check basic Windows audio/driver state: Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services -> confirm "Windows Audio" is Started and Automatic. Open Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices and ensure a default Playback device is set. In Device Manager (Sound, video and game controllers) reinstall the sound driver (uninstall then reboot so XP redetects it).

  • Codec / DirectShow problems: uninstall any recently added codec packs (ffdshow/K‑Lite/AC3 filters), then test again. Use a codec inspector (eg. GSpot/GraphStudio) to see which audio codec and mux filter are being chosen. If filters look broken, System Restore to a working point or reinstall the offending codecs.

  • Repair runtimes and apps: reinstall/repair DirectX and the video editors that crash. Export audio as uncompressed PCM and video as DV or uncompressed AVI to reduce codec dependence; if that works, re-encode only the problematic stream.

  • Last-resort mux example (ffmpeg): 

    ffmpeg -i video.avi -i audio.wav -c copy output.avi

    This remuxes without re-encoding and quickly shows whether muxing itself is possible.

Make a System Restore point or backup before major changes. If problems persist, collect the exact editor error messages, the file codec names and sample rates, and the Application log entries from Event Viewer — those details pin down whether the issue is drivers, DirectShow filters, or the editor itself.

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What program are you trying to use?

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Chrisbliss18: I tried various editing programs hey used to work.
I used to run them through the seqencer in blender, also avidDV,UleadVideo Pro,and others, now nothing will save the two together. Is it possible to have turned something off. I've tried going to the system, but found nothing.I used to have sound settings when I set up my video config in the sequencer in blender. Other programs crash.

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I'm not fully understanding what's happening. Can you work me through the process?

How did you previously save merged files?
When you work through the same steps as before, does it give you an error now?
You say that you can save audio or vidoe, but not both. How do you save one or the other?

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