Opacity issues in CS5

Would anyone know why my opacity only works when it wants to when putting clips together in premiere?
Here is an example of what I am doing: I am creating 4 key frames in the beginning of a clip which slightly overlaps the end of another clip. Those key frames are set to 0, 50%,50%,100%.
Being that the first key frame that I set was put to zero, my clip entire opacity gets set to zero and none of my other 3 key frames do anything, but if you click on the key frame they do read the value that I set them too.
now this only happens sometimes becuase this same exact process works in other places throughout the video.
What I have done to try to resolve this:
1)Regular reinstall using windows uninstaller
2)Uninstall using Revo Uninstaller, which also cleared my registry files.
3)regular Uninstall using windows + Clean Script CS5
4)Revo Uninstaller on a safe setting + Clean Script CS5
5)Revo Uninstaller on a regular setting + Clean Script CS5
I still have this same issue...
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Brian

Sorry but I dont understand much of your post... but I will take the opportunity to have another rant about Opacity in PPRO in case it enlightens you.
For reasons that no one can ever explain to my satisfaction... OPACITY automatically sets a Key frame as soon as you touch it (or even breathe on it). It does not matter where in the clip, your CTI is...it sets a keyframe at that point (automatically). Unlike other fixed Effects!
You may have done this inadvertantly somewhere (and not realised the dumb illogical behaviour of this function).
Key framing protocol generally is you set the first one manually and the subsequent ones are automatically set.
Its a trap that bites me a lot because Opacity is also part of the fantastic Blend Modes. When one has a little "creative play".. the damned Opacity is set AUTOMATICALLY all through the clip!
It doesnt work this way in AEFX as a good example. (If its such a good idea. in PPRO .why not in AEFX ? - and arguably a more profesional app.)
(Dont ask me to Feature Request this. I have done so previously and the lack of response and how the thing DOESNT work... is a major irritant to me.)

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