Chris...
Thank you for your reply but your statement that "the only way to get WMP back is not to load my apps from a backup" is not correct - fortunately !!
I have 49 Programs, 45 games and 25 Utilities loaded. To re-install that lot would have been several days work - simply not worth it just to restore WMP. My Registry is pretty clean anyway, as I regularly clean it using MemMaid, SK Tools, and Pocket Mechanic.
It is indeed a Registry problem and two solutions are given in
This Thread - one by me and one by
MCastle :approve: