Hi,
WLMP is not a movie file. It's the Project file which is only useful for re-editing in Live Movie Maker. And it cannot be played outside of Live Movie Maker.
The .WLMP file is just a text file that records the path to all the source files and records the transitions, effects, etc... It does not include copies of the source files...(photos, video clips, audio clip).
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