text: how do you convert a windows media video file to mpeg format? can it be done with basic software that comes with windows xp?  if not, can you recommend software that will support this conversion? i love tmpgenc, you can get it at http://www.tmpg-inc.com, it is not free but you can try the free trial version first, it comes with various features, but not all of them, i have converted wmv to mpg with their free trial before i bought it