Unable to import clips as assets

Greetings. Been using Encore since 1.0. New to CS5. I cannot import any video clip into Encore without it getting stuck and looping at "Preparing Transcode Settings", making Encore completely useless to me. I have tried it with a single clip, multiple clips, different clip formats, etc. Always the same problem.

I did find a work-around. It may be related to Windows 7 security, which seems to not give
you full Administrator rights even though you are an Administrator. After a frustrating few
hours struggling, I tried running Encore (right click) as Administrator (my account is an Administrator)
and I was able to import a timeline from Premiere and burn a DVD.
Hopefully others will have more information, as this can really stop your work!
Steve

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