FCP 7.02 and ProRes Easy Setups

Hi
My issue is that none of the Apple Pro Res Easy Setups that were installed during setup in my Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro System Support/Custom Settings folder show up in the list of available Easy Setups in the application.
If I go through the motions of creating a new Easy Set up (combining Sequence Preset, Capture Preset etc in the Audio Video Settings) it saves to the same folder and appears in the list. But none of the ProRes setups do. It's long list too ... and I need many of them (University Media Lab), so having to rebuild them all will take ages...
It's important for my students to go through the motions of selecting an appropriate Easy Set up so that they don't get presented with the option of adjusting a sequence setting which was created by virtue of having an incorrect Easy Setup for the type of footage they are importing. A lot of the time they choose badly!
I can't figure out why these Easy Set Ups don't show up ...
Yes, I've restarted, reinstalled on another machine, checked the manual and so on...
Does anyone have any ideas? Does anyone else see a list of 100 or so ProRes Setups?
Thanks
Lee

In easy setup you limit the list with the use and rate popups.
Well yes, but here If I select "ALL" for Format and Rate I can't see any ProRes Setups in the main list.
If I specifically choose "Apple ProRes 422 " in the Format field the Use and Rate drops downs grey out and I get a 23.98/ 1440 x 1080 R\ProRes set up.
Seeing as there are dozens of ProRes 422 / 444 / LT/ HQ / Proxy setups in the Custom Settings folder (or in the "Application/Additional Easy Setups" depending on install options) I don't understand why I can't see them.
True... FCP will conform a Sequence to the correct specs if I drop a ProRes Proxy file into a ProRes 422 HQ sequence .... but it's hardly confidence inspiring. I much prefer to set things up properly from the get go.
Looks as if I'll have to build my own ProRes Variations ....???
Thanks
Lee

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