first off, dont post your problem twice.
when you say "windows media/ video file " do you mean .wmv? you should try and record it in mpg. to do that you may want to get a
converter to convert wmv to mpeg. how large is the file? you may want to try and make a VCD, try
www.vcdhelp.com the audio out of
sync could be a result of the media as well.