PE Slideshow output closes at 42% with error message

Question

I created a slideshow in the Organizer this summer from my PE 7.0 and it worked great. Now, I'm trying to do a new slideshow and when I output the file whether to a disc or as a file, it stops at 42% with a Microsoft Error message that the program has to close. I've been searching answers on internet but haven't found anything specific. Anywone have any ideas for me?

Answer 1

Note: my most important comment and question is near the end and has 3 asterisks in front of it.
I did have some formatting problems when adding my new comments so the  color designating your responses is lost and the formatting may be weird, but I don't think that will prevent our discussion from continuing.
-- how many photos (approximate number is OK)
72
-- resolution of the photos (for example are they from a 5 megapixel camera or a 12 megapixel camers)
10 mg pixel camera
-- what file format - like jpeg or psd or tiff or a camera RAW,
camera RAW probably
..... did your previous successful slideshow also use raw format files? I have never done that and I don't know how many other people do. What camera took these photos and what is the file type of the file?
-- did you add any type of video file to this slideshow and if yes, what type of video,
None
-- how much available free space on your system drive (probably your C drive)and if you set Windows parameters to re-direct Temporary files to another drive also post free space on that drive.
123 GB on hard drive and 588 GB on external hard dirve. I have the scratch disk to operate from both of these in the prefs menu in PE
.... in my question I had actually meant Windows temporary files rather than PSE scratch disks, but with your numbers for available space you should be OK
-- which Windows Operating System,
Windows XP
-- did you add a music file and if yes what type and what was its source,
Yes, on music, 2 songs. Orignally from I-tunes but ripped into Windows Media Player to mp3 format.
Is the postition where it stops anywhere near where one song stops and the other begins?
It seems to work great until it gets to about picture 50 and it stops...must be the 42% mark.
..... the fact that you have isolated the specific picture at which it stops is good. 
That 42% number might be meaningfull or not as many percentage complete numbers are really estimates rather than precise numbers.
***.... did you actually get a partial output file and is that how you identified which photo? 
Perhaps it is the photo after what you see that causes a problem or the timing of the music if that changes near this point