How to import *.MOD MPEG files into movie maker

I am trying to import files that I have put on my HD that came from my Panasonic SDHC video camera with HD. But I get this error. When I view the files on my HD is says they are MPEG but movie maker doesn’t reconginze them.

I am a beginer with this process and movie maker. Any suggestions. Movie maker says it can catpure from a video device and it will not see my camera either.

Lost newbie.

The file C:\Documents and Settings\XX\My Documents\My Videos\PRG008\Copy of MOV00D.MOD is not a supported file type, and it cannot be imported into Windows Movie Maker.

WMM only accept WMV or AVI video, you need your video to be formatted as WMV or AVI.

If you have an access to Macintosh, you can also convert MOD to MOV or MP4 and edit them with iMovie.

Multimedia Editing and Converting App: Video Converter, DVD Ripper and iMedia Converter for Mac.