Nora
The "side-by-side" component is associated with the Vista Windows Resource
Protection (WRP). You may have a corrupted file in the SxS folder.
To resolve this issue, use the System File Checker tool (SFC.exe) to repair
these files.
To do this, follow these steps:
1. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start, click All
Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run
as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a
confirmation, type the password, or click Allow/Continue.
2. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:
sfc /scannow
(The sfc /scannow command scans all protected system files and replaces
incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.)
This may take some time to run, so be patient.
Let us know the results.
--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
"Nora" <Nora@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CACA5F62-722D-49E0-9AB4-1957922D71C6@xxxxxx
>I am recieving the same error when I try to open both Windows Media Player
> and Windows Photo Gallery. This error has only occured in the past month
> when
> I first started using Vista both programs worked great now I get the
> following error :
> The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration
> is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more detail.
> In the event log there is nothing any help on how to fix this problem
> would
> be greatly appreciated.