Front Row won't load....

Whenever I try to start Front Row (whether double-clicking the item in the Applications folder, or using the Remote), the screen fades to black like FR is about to start, but then goes right back to my desktop.
My MacBook Pro (and it's included remote ) are barely a week old.
Any ideas or suggestions, gang?

There shouldn't be any conflicts. Have you tried creating a new user yet? If the same thing happens to a different user, then you have a system-wide or hardware conflict. If the new user is okay, then the trouble is likely related to one (or more) of your user's preference files.
-Doug

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