Urgent: MAC & Windows Projector discrepancies

Hey gang,
I've run into a persistent problem here. I'm running Director
MX (can't yet upgrade to 11 per client because of a few issues with
incompatibility) on both a Mac G5 Quad and MacPro, there is no
difference in functionality between the two systems in regards to
the projector files.
With that said, the mac projectors work perfectly fine, while
the PC projectors have one issue that I can't seem to remedy.
First: check out the screen-capture of the interface in use
(it'll save us the time to explain it in text)
the link:
interface
demo
The video above was captured from the mac version of the
projector, and it works as-designed. The PC however, everything is
the same EXCEPT for the ability to TURN OFF the captions. I can
swap between them no problem, but when it comes time to toggle them
off, nope.
My question: has anybody experienced this type of issue,
between the mac and PC projectors? I've included the scripts below.
The CC button will be the first script, and the script for the
actual QT .mov of the CC file is the second one listed. Both are
attached as behaviors. Also noteworthy, the reason the sprites are
instructed to move off the screen is because the stage freaks out
if two movies are stack atop one another - they flicker like mad.
Thus, the sprite(7).visible = false option is off the table. This
explains the sprite(#).locV = 640 lines, with the locV = 486 being
the on-screen location.
Interestingly, as a test, I made a quick OFF button which
simply told the CC .mov sprites to move off the screen, and even
this didn't work on the PC.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer - will be
checking in all weekend as we're against quite a deadline for these
babies. Cheers,
-greg

Sorry i meant a hdd caddy to convert a 2.5inch hdd to the 3.5inch mac bracket like the link below
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/icy-dock-mb882sp-1s-2b-black-hdd-converter-conver ts-25-sata-into-a-35-sata-hdd
also i've just discovered the front status light continuously flashing aswell - bad ram??

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