Final Cut 6 XDcam ex files exporting as MPEG-2 files

Greetings fellow users,
I use Final Cut Pro 6 in my daily duties have enjoyed my experiences with it for the most part.
Until I upgraded my 1.6 Ghz Quad Core 8GB tower from Mac OS X 10.5.8 to 10.6.8.
Have encountered an issue that I wonder if you folks have discovered and or lived with or fixed.
When I export a file from Final Cut or Compressor for that matter, in the XDcam EX 720P/60format it appears as MPEG-2 Video when I get info on the file.
When I open the file in Quicktime and select view inspector in the window menu it reads correctly as XDCam EX.
This has only occurred since the software upgrade.
I know that technically XDCam is an MPEG-2 format and it is in fact exporting correctly but having the work around to open files in Quicktime instead of checking them via the Command-I command is mildly upsetting since I've used and trusted this key-stroke for my entire Mac life.
Any help or support on this matter is very much appreciated.
But don't worry, I am not losing any sleep over this obstacle to my work-flow.
Thanks,
Mike

When I use L&T, I can see the files just fine, but when I select one, and/or select import to FCP I get the multi-color wheel of death, it stalls out and you can only force quit from there.
I've seen others on the net with the same problem so I don't think its anything unique to me.
I'm using an EX3 so perhaps the files are different than those from your EX1.

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