"Automatically play movies when opened" preference broken

I recently upgraded from QT player to QT Pro 7.5. It all works just fine, but the Preferences setting "Automatically play movies when opened" appears to have broken in the process. Movies and audio all open properly, but I must click the "Play" button to start them. This is somewhat annoying - when I double click those files I just want them to play.
I have tried unsetting/resetting this preference to no effect. Suggestions?

Try this:
Close Quicktime.
Go to Home/Library/Preferences and delete the file com.apple.quicktimeplayer.plist
Open Quicktime and reset your preferences.
Does it work now?

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