Getting a Parsing error in files

[rickk]

The thing about Windows, it's got that steaming pile called the "Registry" and since it's so prone to becoming corrupt, and simply removing and re-installing a misbehaved program clears up problems often enough, that for many users it is a path of least resistance towards repair.

I'm not saying it's a "good" or preferred practice, but it works often enough that one cannot discount completely, either.