Photo Story 3 not working

[johnnyfeng50]

When i try to preview it stops working and closes and publishing the story also stops working and closes. Any suggestions on how to fix it?

 

[jpishgar]

If you've recently installed Windows 8, you'll want to download and install the latest version of Photo Story 3 for your OS. There have been some issues with ActiveX on older installs, and this might be what you are bumping into. If that is in fact the issue, a simple fix is found on Microsoft's own tech support site: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-pictures/photo-story-3-wont-install-or-work-on-the-final/40716d42-fe34-4247-bc61-c2fc91bd0eef

From the solution response:
To fix both issues:
As the ActiveX installer does not include an uninstaller, the best solution is to rename the WGA DLL via PowerShell or Command Line as Administrator so that Photo Story can no longer find it, and so you can enable it again in the future without issue.

Windows x86:
PS: "Rename-Item $env:windir\System32\LegitCheckControl.DLL LegitCheckControl.Disabled.DLL"
CMD: "rename %windir%\System32\LegitCheckControl.DLL LegitCheckControl.Disabled.DLL"

Windows x64:
PS: "Rename-Item $env:windir\SysWOW64\LegitCheckControl.DLL LegitCheckControl.Disabled.DLL"
CMD: "rename %windir%\SysWOW64\LegitCheckControl.DLL LegitCheckControl.Disabled.DLL"