cant join wmv files together

[mud]

i downloaded a couple of wmv files from a same source and would like to join them. i loaded the files to ASF Tools 2.30 and pressed the join button. but an error occurred saying:

"Access to the specified device, path, or file is denied."

additional info

file properties of the video files im joining:

bitrate: 1018Kbps

audio codec used: Windows Media Audio 9 20 kbps, 22 kHz, stereo (A/V) 1-pass CBR

video codec: Windows Media Video V8.1

right now im using ASF Tools 2.3 to join them and my Windows media player is version 7.01. is there any issue with this? should i download new codecs to successfully join the files together? if so, what codec should i get? Thanks people.

[kitty]

Do you have the latest Microsoft Windows Media 9 codecs? They are at www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia

If you are on WindowsXP then the new MovieMaker 2 beta software (free at same web site as above) will probably open them & you can join them.

If you are not on XP you can still get the WindowsMedia tools on Microsoft's site and work with them. Also Graphedit will probably work.

[KingJohn]

i downloaded a couple of wmv files from a same source and would like to join them. i loaded the files to ASF Tools 2.30 and pressed the join button. but an error occurred saying:
"Access to the specified device, path, or file is denied."
additional info
file properties of the video files im joining:
bitrate: 1018Kbps
audio codec used: Windows Media Audio 9 20 kbps, 22 kHz, stereo (A/V) 1-pass CBR
video codec: Windows Media Video V8.1
right now im using ASF Tools 2.3 to join them and my Windows media player is version 7.01. is there any issue with this? should i download new codecs to successfully join the files together? if so, what codec should i get? Thanks people.

Have a play with Windows Media Components Tools, available at Microsoft