Opening the GUI or Console

[Inspector Clouseau]

I've made a fresh install of VLC 3.0 on a Windows XP machine. When opening VLC from the start menu or desktop icon, only a command line interface opens. I'd like to use the console (GUI). Can't find preferences in the CLI help menu and preferences in the start menu only opens a CLI. I've gone back to the installer's Add/Remove/ Reinstall components option with no success. Suggestions plesase? Thanks very much!

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Reset your preferences (or erase the vlcrc file).

[Lotesdelere]

First, reboot your computer.
Uninstall VLC.
Then delete the whole C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\ folder if it's still exists, it might be C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\ if you're using the 64-bit version on XP 64.
Also delete the whole %APPDATA%\vlc\ folder.

Once done, reboot again and reinstall latest version of VLC, v3.0.20 as of today.

[Inspector Clouseau]

Thanks, I've reset preferences from the start menu without result. will try the reinstall. It's WinXP 32bit, btw. I have many old DVD discs I'd like to back up...