New PC user can't open Quicktime. Please help

Greetings.
I use a Mac desktop and bought a PC laptop for school. I installed Quicktime and, when it opens, a small QT window flashes on the screen briefly, then disappears. QT shows on the menu bar at the bottom of the screen, but when I click on it, nothing happens. I uninstalled and reinstalled, and tried the workaround (run with different credentials) but no success.
I'm new at PC and PC commands; if you have suggestions and can walk me through, I'd appreciate it.

+a small QT window flashes on the screen briefly, then disappears.+
Doublechecking something ... is that a "Switching" screen?
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The free trial version of AVG Antispyware (formerly "Ewido") did a nice job of cleaning it up when it was a more common problem. However, Grisoft appears to have changed around their product line, and the free trial version of AVG Antispyware may now be incorporated into their free trial version of AVG Antivirus:
http://www.grisoft.com/ww.download-trial
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