My MovieMaker program gets reincarnated

On XP –

My Moviemaker program ends abruptly right after it opens; re-installing does not help.

When I attempt to delete the program (it cannot be directly uninstalled), the .exe file disappears and re-appears again, as if the OS gives birth to another clone.

The MS site specifies the connection between MM and the SP2 patch, yet this seems like MAGIC. Any thoughts out there