Can't get application to do the simplest thing

I have version 3.5
I opened a 1-hour Quicktime movie file. I then set edit In and Out points. The In point is at 00:00, the Out point is at 11:00. I then attempt to export as Quicktime movie with standard setting. The program crashes. Twice in a row. I have current software update, running OS X 10.4.7.
What am I doing wrong? Why isn't this working?
Further... it starts to save it, but seems to be taking way too long. This should be fairly instant, no? I cut up the same Quicktime movie using QTCoffee tools... very fast, very fast. Whazzup w/ this Final Cut Express... it seems to take for ever to save clips?
thanks,
JC

Okay folks, thanks for the input.
I checked out my system performance, cleaned out some unnecessary processes, freed up another 10 GB on the disk (now has 19.85 free), etc.
I'm still getting the same problem... 22 min. to export an 11 min. clip.
Here's the specs on my input file:
Stream: townhall_full.mov
Duration: 0:55:59
Data Size: 838.78 MB
Bit Rate: 2.09 Mbps
Video Tracks:
H.264, 320 × 240, 29.97 fps
Audio Tracks:
16-bit Big Endian stereo, 48 kHz
Stream Files:
townhall_full.mov (838.78 MB)
I tested with no other apps running.
After starting up FCE, FCE Phys mem usage
is 67MB, VM is 349MB. During the export,
Phys use is 38, VM is 400. There's tons
of memory available.
I noticed that the cooling fan goes on
during this heavy i/o to the harddisk.
Q: Why doesn't this happen when I extract
the clip using QTCoffee splitmovie??
Both my input file and output file were
in a folder off the desktop. I tried
making the output to the root of the HD -
same results. I tried making the output
to my external drive - same results.
If someone with my exact mac mini could
try this, it would be great.
thanks,
JC

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