Media encoder CS4 and AVID

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I have searched several forums here and at Creative Cow to no avail.  Any help or insight is greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Ben Wilson
SCETV Engineering Project Manager

In the event that someone else has this issue, here is my solution.
I found that the version of Media Encoder installed by my install disc (I think it was 4.0.0.394) works fine.  As soon as I apply ANY updates, it breaks.  As these installs are on 32-bit systems that CANNOT be updated to a 64-bit OS, this is my only solution.

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