"Unable to create control" error

I have installed Quicktime 7.13. There were some installation issues revolving around the inability to uninstall the older version, which required editing registry keys to allow deletion. At last the install went without errors. The icon appears in the task tray.
However, whenever I try to start the QT player, the Error window "Unable to create control" appears. If I click OK, the GUI appears, but I get the same error if I try to open a .mov file. Whenever I try to open a jpg or bmp in the Picture viewer, I get a window stating "Couldn't display [six or seven gibberish characters.]
I need some direction on these symptoms. Thanks.

I had the same problem after installing QuickTime 7.1.3 through the iTunes version 7 download. I could run iTunes OK, but when I tried to start QuickTime I received the "Unable to create control" error in my user ID which has admin privileges and which was used for the install. My son's user ID, which does not have admin privileges, ran iTunes and Quicktime with no problems.
I finally decided to remove QuickTime using my user ID and using the Windows Add/Remove Programs function in the Control Panel. I then downloaded QuickTime without iTunes from the Apple website and re-installed it. It now works fine in both my user ID and my son's ID.
I'm not an expert on this stuff, but maybe uninstalling and re-installing QuickTime could solve your issue, too.
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