Generating Peak File won't quit generating it

Captured roughly 2 hours of video using my Sony PD170 (don't laugh, I know it's antiquated, getting new one) with Windows Live Photo Gallery, (since PP CS4 quit importing video) and then imported that captured video into PP. I used 3 tapes to capture so there are 3 separate video clips:
tape 1 - 7.78GB appx 38 min.
tape2 - 7.80GB appx 38 min.
tape3 - 7.68GB appx 38 min. (this is the one giving me fits)
I have a 3 month new- Windows 7 based Dell Precision T3500 with a :C drive that has 151 GB Free and a D drive with 1.65 TB free. (RAM shouldn't be an issue ((i don't think)) as Bill Hunt suggested on a similar issue on another post)
I captured all the video fine, then when I imported the 3 clips into PP, it (PP) did it's generating peak file thing. But when it got to the last file, the bar on the bottom fills up to the end but just sits there. (I left it like that for a few hours and still nothing)
Suggestions from Bill Hunt on just 1 other posting I found on forums suggest it may have to do with an EXTERNAL hard drive this other person had using via USB, my fine folks in IT installed me an internal HDD of the 2TB variety (Thanks IT, LOVE IT).
PP freezes and I can't do anything, it locks up and says "Not Responding". I attempted to open that 1 file with StreamClip to see if I could fix anything that may be wrong with it but Stream Clip says it didn't recognize it.
Any suggestions? To me it sounds like a corrupt file, because the other two work just great, same format, shot on same camera back to back to back and imported the exact same way.
Thanks in advance.

Okay, here's an update to all my issues I have been having with capturing, editing, copying dvds and just a slow computer with Adobe:
First, thanks to all who responded, but to anyone with similar issues, listen up: I was experiencing many issues, not just the one noted in this discussion and what fixed it for me was to UPGRADE ADOBE PREMIERE PRO. I was using PPCS4, which as I said worked fine on my old computer. IT installed my extremely fast Dell Precision T3500 and of course migrated pretty much everything from my old computer to new one. That's when all the issues began, and to this day don't know why because according to Adobe Website and Dell website, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 DOES work or IS CAMPITABLE with this computer.
After many efforts to find a solution, IT thought, lets try the upgrade to CS6 since I was 2 versions behind... so after applying for the Cloud membership (thanks Adobe, love it so far) and downloading CS6.... WHAM BAM, SPANK YOU MA'AM. It works terrific!
My video I mention above works perfectly and didn't kick me out once! It edited like it's supposed to!
Would anyone know why?
Special Thanks to Bill who's helped me more than he knows on this and other issues... and everyone esle who posted.
@CompNovice- I was running Premiere Pro CS4 and the video did play on Windows Media Player fine without any issues, it looked good.
@ Stuart- I could open the video both in PP and Media Player, editing issues with PP (froze up and kicked me out) but played out fine with Media Player. 1. I didn't get to the point of Duplicating it although I recaptured it a couple of times (Vidoe 3 that was causing me headache) 2. Again, I didn't get to the point of capturing in segments although I did try the entire video with streamclip and exporting to fix any issues and Streamclip didn't recognize the video (strange)

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