First guess - DEP. (It's happened to me before).

DEP Issue
This only effects certain CPU's using the so called NX bit.
Additionally you MUST have XP SP2, OR Windows Server 2003 with SP1 to add this mod.
You need to disable data execution prevention for vtf.exe

Click Start button. Click Settings. Click Control Panel. Click System. When the System Properties box comes up, you'll see many tabs up at the top. Click Advanced. In the first section of the Advanced box, you'll see "Performance" and a button labeled "Settings". Click the Settings button. You'll see another window come up for Performance Options with three tabs at the top. Click "Data Execution Prevention".

By default, it's set to the top option; "Turn on DEP for essential..."
Click the circle underneath that, labeled "Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select:" (You'll see a message at the bottom that your pc does not support hardware DEP blah blah blah.)

Click the button on the bottom labeled "Add". A box will come up labeled Open. Click that. It will probably default to showing a view of files under your profile name. At the top, where it says "Look in:" click the down arrow next to whatever folder name is inside the box. Browse to and select "vtf.exe". Double click that. You should now see that it is added to the DEP window as an exception. Click Apply on the bottom of the Performance Options box. Close all the System Properties Windows.

Reboot

Check if that fixes it. If not - just set the option back how it was and reboot.

Secondly - try running without antivirus or antispyware type software running - they might be conflicting or blocking it (incorrectly).

Yesterday I posted (see original post below) about not being able to run "Video to Flash's" main application (VTF.exe).

The other exe files (flvplayer.exe & SAFlashPlayer.exe) run fine.

I have reinstalled twice & verified that I have the correct permissions in my registry.

I am able to view .swf & .flv on the internet and can access Flash files with other programs.

I am at a loss, and hope that someone will post a workable solution.

As much as I want the problem solved so I can use the program, I want it more because of all the time I have put into trying to get it to work. It leaves a bad feeling when a piece of software beats you!

Thanks.

ORIGINAL POST:

[I am having a problem getting todays offering, “Wondershare Video to Flash Encoder” to work.

I downloaded it, activation went fine, installed it without any problem.

The problem is that the main program “VTF.exe” will not open\run.

The program comes with 3 applications:
_VTF.exe
_flvplayer.exe
_SAFlashPlayer.exe

The two player apps work fine, I am assuming that VTF.exe is the main program, but clicking on the shortcut or directly from the programs folder produces nothing. Nothing opens & nothing loads.

I would sure like to use this application, so any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for the help.]