DVCPRO HD 720p won't play

Hey all,
I recently purchased a new iMac 20" intel core duo. I placed a few 720p HD QT files on it from my G4 12" laptop. These files work fine on the laptop but do not work fine on the Intel iMac (white screen, QT sends me to the 3rd party lug-in page, yadda, yadda).
I have the latest version of QT Pro on both machines.
I do not have FCP on the new machine, I have an old version of it on the laptop, which shouldn't matter as it's v3.x which doesn't even support HD formats.
I think where I've gone wrong, if I have, is in taking the DVCPRO HD component files from my laptop (/library/quicktime) and placing them in the same location on the Intel iMac.
So. My general question is how do I get the files to play on my new machine (I want to work with them in After Effects)? If, as some posts suggest, the latest QT version supports this format then why am I getting the white screen? If I need to completely re-install QT how can I ensure the current app and all of its support files are deleted before I do so?
Thanks in advance,
-Nils
iMac 20" core duo Mac OS X (10.4.9)

If that's the case (and I'm sure if I had FCP 5 or 6 I wouldn't be having these problems) then why does it work on my laptop which is running FCP 3.x, a version that doesn't support HD formats? I mean, are motion effects guys expected to have full versions of FCP just so we can get a QT format? If yes, that's ridiculous.
Not trying to be a smart-a**, just curious. Thanks for your advice ...
In sum, in your opinion, is there no work around other than installing a recent version of FCP on my Intel mac? (FYI, I've tried installing the 3.x version, which I own legitimately, but it won't install because the installer is asking for an original installation disk -- which is nonsense because I am attempting the install with the original installation disk ... but that's another matter all together ...)
Cheers,
-N.

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