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Windows Media Player 11 Won't Open

Windows Media Player 11 wouldn't open. Downloading it again and reinstalling didn't help. When you double click on the icon, or try to open a video file, nothing happens. It is not even listed in Task Manager.

 

The fix:

  1. Open a Command Prompt (as Administrator)
  2. Type: regsvr32 jscript.dll
  3. Then type: regsvr32 vbscript.dll

This also fixed some problems we were having with certain websites playing up in Internet Explorer.