Photoshop CS3 Batch fails to rename - saves as original name for every file?

I have created the following action:
Open (File from folder on desktop - original is JPG)
Image Size (resize image to 1024xXXX)
Save (Save as PNG)
Close
I run the action via Batch:
Default Actions
PNG 1024xXXX (action created above)
Source folder on desktop
Destination: Folder under root C:
File Naming: yymmdd (date + Document Name + extension
Starting serial#: 1
Errors: Stop for Errors
When I run the batch, I get one file in the output folder named after the original file used to create the Action. All subsequent files that are opened to be processed do not get saved as reduced PNG files in the output folder.
The following is a screenshot of the batch as it is running:
http://www.mpecsinc.ca/images/08-02-20PhotoshopBatch.jpg
The image in the top left corner is the original image that was used to create the action. It was closed after it was processed and the output file was created.
The file at the bottom right is the second file that was opened to be processed.
But, for some reason, the original file keeps showing up after each subsequent file is opened for processing! It is the only file that is saved to the output folder.
I hope I am explaining myself well enough. This is very frustrating as I have tried all manner of action combinations along with batch combinations and keep coming up with the same or similar results.
Thanks for any help.
Philip

Boy, do I feel like an idiot . . . I was trying to run this script from Bridge (batch action-select images from Bridge) . . . If I just run the batch action in Photoshop CS3 only. . . everything works great . . .
Many Thanks for all the help!!!

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