Image Sequence Import Fail

Two questions:
#1 Is it possilbe to create a mark in a QuickTime movie that the playback will automatically stop on, and then resume on a click? Hoping to be able to put several stop points into one video track for control...
#2 (the Subject question)
I followed the instructions from Apple Quicktime Help file (pasted below message) and attempted to create a Image Sequence.
Step by step followed along, and all I get is one frame, one still picture...
As I create the slide show I also don't get any options other than 29.97 for frame rate.
This a failed feature on Windows machines?
Tested on MacBook Pro, works great. I get all kinds of options for frame rate and the slide show works as its supposed to.
I am on QT 7.4.1 (QT says its up to date), Windows XP, using .jpeg images for the sequence.
I can easily do this in AfterEffects and get way more control, movement, and all that stuff, but I don't always need to be so fancy!
Thanks for any help anyone can give!
DIRECTIONS:
Put all the graphic files you want to include in a folder.
Name each file with the same name followed by an increasing number; for example, "picture1," "picture2."
Most digital cameras number files automatically. The numbers must be increasing but don't have to be precisely sequential (for example, you could name the files "picture1," "picture5," "picture10," and so on).
In QuickTime Player, choose File > Open Image Sequence, and then select the first file.
Choose a frame rate (the number of frames displayed per second) from the Frame Rate pop-up menu.
Slideshows usually work best when slides are shown at 2 to 3 seconds per frame.
QuickTime Pro creates the movie, which shows each picture in sequence.
Choose File > Save to name and save the movie.

Hi Brian,
In reference to the Import sequence Failing I want to say that I have the same problem.
It's a surprise because I've been using this feature lots of times with no problem BEFORE I re-installed windows and Quicktime two weeks ago. I think Quicktime came with an upgrade when I re-installed. But so did the nVidia drivers...
For the frame rate I noticed that there's scroll bar to the left of the 29.97 that is almost invisible. Check it. But this is no relief since I can't import anyway...
I'll keep looking and if I get a solution I'll post it.
Cheers!
Arno

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