Import of MPEG2 Files out of Windows world??

Hello everybody,
I'm brand new to the forum and I'm a switcher from the windows world. As I have a lot of experience on the windows world with video-edititng I was surprised how complicated and time consuming it is with the standard tools. Therefore I'm thinking of a different maybe easier solution. Final Cut express HD.
My question might be easy but for me essential:
Is it possible to import a windows mpeg2 file into final cut express hd without converting it to a dv file and how fast will the import be because in Imovie the import of a 2 hr movie takes 1 hrs to convert plus 10 hrs to import it to imove and now I'm doing the export to QT MG4 which takes about 1500 min.
Any information and help as well as hints are welcome.
MacBook Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

H Tom,
as you might see I'm brand new - what would FCE mean is it the format of the hard drive? I guess so. Whould this resume with the problem that I'm not able to write anything to my windows harddrives?
My problem so far and still is that it takes hours to import a movie which is 3 hrs long (only 1000 mins) and it is currently locking 60 % off my harddrive. The settings so far are only to convert to a DV (PAL) which is acceptable fast and then import to Imovie or FC express ?

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