Windows will try and search for the relevant codec from the internet. So the fix will be to get on the internet with the laptop and it should find the file. I cannot say if this works for old version of windows or media player
I know it runs happilly with Windows XP, Media Player 9 and the correct codec.
As a word of warning, some PCs may not play the video smoothly due to the processing / processor required.
There are 3 versions of this file on the web from a 2.5meg file right up to a 120meg version. The 20Meg file is the one most people have been viewing.