Quicktime won't open idvd burned movie in XP

I work between eMac and XP. I have purchased the new Quicktime 7.1 for windows to do some editing. It will not recognise my iDVD movie, even though nero and all other players do so.
I wish to edit this movie for email.
I am using iLife 06. My eMac is being repaired so I can't use this. I have all the latest gear and yet this programme will not perform this simple task? Any help would be welcome.
Emac and XP   Windows XP Pro   Use eMac and XP

QT will not play mpeg-2 files unless you purchase the mpeg2playbackcomponent from Apple ($20). You may also have to use this freeware to enable you to convert the sound from such files: Mpeg StreamClip

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