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Windows Media Player won't launch on Vista - how to repair or reinstall it?

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Mar 15, 20268946 views

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My friend asked me to look at her Acer Aspire laptop with Vista Home Premium as it is no longer playing DVDs. I found that Windows Media Player would not launch. I found this thread, which contained a number of suggestions, none of which solved the problem. Here is what I tried: Tried running WMP v…

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Just try this Microsoft tool first. This worked for me just now... http://support2.microsoft.com/mats/windows_media_player_diagnostic/

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Windows Media Player won't launch on Vista - how to repair or reinstall it?

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