Error from launching with the default "shell2.exe"

[Tovarich]

I get this error with the default "shell2.exe" when launching the sim.
I can use shell2.exe and I can run the sim starting at a different menue.

Error -1 [QuickTime Media Layer initialization failure]
DirectX code: "Unrecognized error: 0xffffffff"
C:\Devel\Janus2\Windows\Sources\BD3DEng.cpp
Line 1991

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!