Windows 7 Media Player has disappeared

[pishi]

Hi, I have a msi cx620 laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium. Recently, for some unknown reasons (perhaps after an update of Windows), the Windows Media Player disappeared both from the Taskbar and All Programs. So, I can't play any video or music clips anymore. I would appreciate any help as how to get the Media Player back or reinstall it.
Thanks : Pishi 

[TechnoGeek]

Open the start menu and type 'features'. Click turn windows features on and off. There should be a category 'Media Features' in the list that appears. Expand that, and check Media Center and click OK. If it was already checked, uncheck it and click OK, then go back, check it again and click OK.

If it still doesn't show up after this, does opening Start -> Run -> "%programfiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" start windows media player? If that starts it, you're just missing the shortcuts.

[pishi]

Thank you very much TechnoGeek for your advice. I tried both solutions. Neither worked. After applying the first solution, WMP showed up in the "All Programs" and its folder in the C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player which was empty before is now populated with a number of folders and files. However, when I click WMP in the All Programs nothing happens. Double clicking an audio or video file also yields no result.

pishi