VLC 0.9.9 running into Visual C++ Runtime errors

I just changed computers at work and am now running into crashes whenever I try and access the playlist function on VLC. I click on the playlist button and immediately get the following:

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library

Runtime Error!

Program E:\PortableApps\VLCPortable\APP\vlc\vlc.exe

This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more information.

Is there something that I can do to fix this sort of stuff-up, or do I have to muddle through as best I can with this? Oh, I do not have administrator privileges on this computer so installing new software is almost certainly not going to be an option.