Issuing Opening Projects in PE8

System:
Dell XPS, i7 CPU, 6gig RAM, Win7 64bit
Adobe Premiere Elements 8 (I tried to install 8.01 update and it says the program is up to date but the About window still says 8.0)
1,14TB RAID 0 HD (2 disks), 187 gig free.
WEI – 5.9
Graphics WEI – 6.7
NVIDA GeForce 889 GTS, latest drivers (8.17.12.5896), 320mb RAM
Dual Monitor setup
Apple QuickTime v7.6.8
Assets: store bought DVD content imported, non-copy-protected
Project:
Project P1 - I simply took 4 minutes of the assets and using the cutting feature arranged them in order with 1-2 sec gaps. There are 5-8 segments.
Another Project (P2) had the same issue which was much longer and took whole segments from the DVD and 2 MPEGs created from my Sony Camcorder (onto the memory card so it is low quality).
NO transitions, effects or titles in projects.
Problem:
After creating the 2nd project, I did a “Save As’ and gave it a new name P2. The new name P2 does not open.
When I open these projects, they load into reaching 100%. Most times it just sits there for 5-600 minutes. Once and only once did it eventually open after 25 minutes in that state.
I can create new projects and open older ones (created several months ago)
I have run thru all the steps in the KB, Troubleshoot damaged projects located at http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/515/cpsid_51552.html (re-refreshed cache, delete pref file, try auto-save's)
This is a new problem but I have not made a project in 4 months.
Also, and I am not sure if this is related, I cannot create a QuickTime movie from a project. It tells me the (when I go to the choose location and setting window) “Export Settings Invalid” and I cannot do anything in that window except to the back button. The preset dropdown is empty.
Thanks in advance

Thanks.
HD Space: The issue is I backup to the same disk. That will change shortly with a external server
I have 2 HD setup as a RAID 0(stripped) for speed.
Location:
All of them are in
C:\Users\Daddy\Documents\Adobe\Premiere Elements\8.0
I think you are saying I should create a separate folder for each project within this main directory.
Video:
It comes from Christmas DVD that is not copy protected.
To Get Media, I use AVCHD or other hard disk/memory device to import it into PE8
The reason I use this setting is the content seems to be a much higher quality then if i use DVD (Camcorder or PC DVD Drive).
I am not sure how to match the presets here.
Share Output:
I try to create a PC File. SO I go to that section. The presets there all seem to work (MPEG, etc). However when I go to the QuickTime preset, that is when I have a problem.
I am glad to focus on this but i do not know where to even start.
Here is what I get:

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