Quicktime won't open .mov files anymore

I have a MacBook Pro with OSX 10.5.8 and Quicktime Player 10.2. Since upgrading to OSX 10.7, I can no longer open most video files I have collected with a .mov extension. These files open fine in Real Player or VLC. Quicktime, however, won't open it with a message that a required "codec" isn't available. I've noted that some in this situation have found Quicktime Player 7.6.6 in the Utilities folder. I don't have a Quicktime Player in the Utilities folder.

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Hello Niebby,
According to the description of the issue provided looks like some change has been done in your system. Most probably a change in the installed codecs. I would suggest you to check whether the required codecs are installed under the folder "/Library/QuickTime".
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Hi there,
I am trying to get files from work onto my home computer.
At work, we use Windows and Edius GrassValley (6?) to edit videos. I can convert the files to a Quicktime before I take them home and I've done this several times before.
But now it won't let me open the files in either Quicktime or iMovie. I'm not certain what I'm doing wrong, I don't believe anything has changed on my computer since the last time I brought home some files.
When I try to open them with Quicktime, it just says it's not a movie file even though the tag says it's a .mov and I converted the file to a quicktime file before putting it on my flash drive.
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