PDF video won't play in Reader X

Hi and thanks for any help.
I'm trying to view embedded videos w/in a PDF file.  The little hand appears, I click, then I receive the red "X" box that states:
"Warning:  JavaScript Window -
Acrobat has encountered and error while playing this media clip:"
That's it.  Only option is to hit "OK" - which, of course, is NOT OK.  The colon after the word 'clip' implies there's a reason for the error but is terribly ineffective at letting me know which one...
I uninstalled all the adobe stuff I could, then reinstalled it all: Reader X, Air, Flash Player 10 Active X, Flash Player 10 Plugin.
I'm using a machine w/ Windows XP SP3, 2GB RAM, normal stuff although a bit out of date, I know.
I know the embedded videos work because they work on my laptop, another XP machine, and not as good as the desktop(relatively speaking, of course.)
Please help
Steve

Forgot to mention:
- I did accept the option to "allowed/trusted this conent always" in Reader
- I did check the "Allowed multimedia operations" w/in the Multimedia Trust (legacy) tab
- I have tried all four media players available under Multimedia (legacy) tab
thanks again

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