QuickTime Player has encountered a problem and needs to close. [error]

Question

*Error message:*
QuickTime Player has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
*Error signature:*
EventType : BEX P1 : QuickTimePlayer.exe P2 : 7.60.92.0
P3 : 496279cc P4 : QuickTimePlayer.exe P5 : 7.60.92.0 P6 : 496279cc
P7 : 0000130d P8 : c0000409 P9 : 00000000
*Error report content:*
C:\DOCUME~1\MyUserID\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER1cc6.dir00\QuickTimePlayer.exe.mdmp
C:\DOCUME~1\MyUserID\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER1cc6.dir00\appcompat.txt
This problem is same as reported here and hasn't been solved:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1370493&tstart=1397
I have seen this problem appearing on Windows 2000, XP SP2 and XP SP3 with all QuickTime 7 versions (can't tell about iTunes since I don't use it), it didn't bother me because I have no use for QT/MOV myself.
but.
I have just installed your latest QT Player 7.60.92 and it craps out with the same error whenever I want to open .mov files.
And I have downloaded few trailers ranging from small resolution up to highest "HD" resolution from your own Apple website to make sure it is not some encoding compatibility issue.
I know it is a bug in QT Player itself, so don't tell me please that "my QT got fragmented" or such BS (like the replies suggested in the other thread) or ask about any QT alternative corrupting "official" QT Player since I have no such thing. I am trying to make it work on my mother's computer with freshly installed WinXP (prior updated up to latest patches), machine has standard 32bit intel single core CPU (2.8GHz, 2GB of RDRAM).
I am really sorry I bought her camera that take those stupid .mov QT videos.
Apple folks, what's the catch?
With every crash it creates in user temp directory files like:
QuickTimePlayer (2009-03-15 16.06.49).dmp
+ folder like WERf743.dir00 with files inside:
appcompat.txt
manifest.txt
QuickTimePlayer.exe.hdmp
QuickTimePlayer.exe.mdmp
appcompat:
Well, too big to post here (~190kB of text) and anyways it just lists files/versions from what I've seen, so its probably irrevelant
manifest:
Server=watson.microsoft.com
UI LCID=1033
Flags=1674066
Brand=WINDOWS
TitleName=QuickTime Player
DigPidRegPath=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId
ErrorText=If you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost.
Stage1URL=
Stage1URL=/StageOne/Generic/BEX/QuickTimePlayerexe/7_60_92_0/496279cc/QuickTimePlayer_exe/7_60_920/496279cc/0000130d/c0000409/00000000.htm
Stage2URL=
Stage2URL=/dw/GenericTwo.ASP?EventType=BEX&P1=QuickTimePlayer.exe&P2=7.60.92.0&P 3=496279cc&P4=QuickTimePlayer.exe&P5=7.60.92.0&P6=496279cc&P7=0000130d&P8=c00004 09&P9=00000000
DataFiles=C:\DOCUME~1\My-User-ID-here\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERf743.dir00\QuickTimePlaye r.exe.mdmp|C:\DOCUME~1\My-User-ID-here\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERf743.dir00\appcompat.txt
Heap=C:\DOCUME~1\My-User-ID-here\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERf743.dir00\QuickTimePlayer.exe .hdmp
ErrorSubPath=Generic\BEX\QuickTimePlayer.exe\7.60.92.0\496279cc\QuickTimePlayer. exe\7.60.92.0\496279cc\0000130d\c0000409\00000000
DirectoryDelete=C:\DOCUME~1\My-User-ID-here\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERf743.dir00
/edit
Yes, same as in the other thread from year ago, the QT/.mov files play fine in the browsers (I have just check on IE7, Firefox, K-Meleon).
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Answer 1

Look, I had it running _few times_ too until it crapped out and gives the error since (on my own other computers - which I don't care since I have no use for any QT/.mov myself, but I repeat from post 1: I need it working on my Mother's comp).
And talking about 'bad drivers' - yes, I know that the drivers are sometimes at fault and bad drivers can make entire windoze pc unstable or crash; but how can you suggest this as a cause in this case when I'm telling you that the same error appears on completely different machines? And wouldn't this error appear from begining, from very first use of QT Player if it were bad drivers? Sure it would if it was faulty driver, but since it didn't that's not the case obviously.
Another pointer that it is NOT drivers related problem is that all other audio-video programs work fine, without errors and problem-free on the same machines, including playback of some of the .mov files with Media Player Classic or VLC - while they crap out with QT Player. If it was any of the drivers for audio or video, directx acceleration, etc - the faulty driver(s) should and would affect other programs as well. Yet all of them work fine and as I said - some even play QT files too (the ones capable of).
/edit:
Just to test it I "caved in" and I have installed entire iTunes 8.0 garbage (as suggested by foobula earlier) since I couldn't get just QTPlayer part of it to install separately, and what do you know:
LO & BEHOLD! same .mov files play fine with QT7, no errors, no problem! (I have opened/closed same .mov files many times).
Then I uninstalled iTunes and all of its junk,
removed any traces of it (because it left out - in a Microsft style - plenty of garbage in registry, user appdata folder etc),
rebooted,
installed the "standalone" QT Player 7.60
and hello Apple my darling! - same error is back after just 2 playbacks of very same .mov files!
(I used Apple's own .mov trailers for testing just to make sure I have "right" quicktime files:
http://movies.apple.com/movies/weinstein/inglouriousbasterds/inglouriousbasterds -tlr2_1080p.mov
and
http://movies.apple.com/movies/weinstein/inglouriousbasterds/inglouriousbasterds -tlr2_480p.mov
- and I repeat: both played once each fine (haven't play till the end though, but I'm sure that doesn't matter since the problem appears from the start)
What better proof you need that the problem is only with QT Player in a "standalone edition" (or whatever Apple calls it) and not with any drivers etc?
As previously, both play fine when links opened in a browsers (so the QuickTime whatever-components responsible for audio and video rendering WORK FINE and its not any "bad drivers" problems, it is just QT Player application's problem)
Again: (I hate to repeat myself)
*I don't want any itunes or other junk,*
*I just want .mov files to open with quicktime player - no more or less.*
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